Large enhancement of the thermopower in Na$_x$CoO$_2$ at high Na doping

Details Large enhancement of the thermopower in Na$_x$CoO$_2$ at high Na doping Large enhancement of the thermopower in Na$_x$CoO$_2$ at high Na doping

2006-06-15

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0606426v1

Nature Materials 5, 537 (2006).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

6 pages, 7 figures

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Research on the oxide perovskites has uncovered electronic properties that are strikingly enhanced compared with those in conventional metals. Examples are the high critical temperatures of the cuprate superconductors and the colossal magnetoresistance in the manganites. The conducting layered cobaltate $\rm Na_xCoO_2$ displays several interesting electronic phases as $x$ is varied including water-induced superconductivity and an insulating state that is destroyed by field. Initial measurements showed that, in the as-grown composition, $\rm Na_xCoO_2$ displays moderately large thermopower $S$ and conductivity $\sigma$. However, the prospects for thermoelectric cooling applications faded when the figure of merit $Z$ was found to be small at this composition (0.6$$0.75, $S$ undergoes an even steeper enhancement. At the critical doping $x_p\sim$ 0.85, $Z$ (at 80 K) reaches values $\sim$40 times larger than in the as-grown crystals. We discuss prospects for low-temperature thermoelectric applications.

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