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Electromagnetic and Thermoelectric Characteristics of NaxCoO2 of Precisely Controlled Na Nonstoichiometry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Teruki Motohashi ,
Maarit Karppinen  and
Hisao Yamauchi
Teruki Motohashi
Affiliation:
Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226–8503, Japan
Maarit Karppinen
Affiliation:
Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226–8503, Japan
Hisao Yamauchi
Affiliation:
Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226–8503, Japan
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Abstract

Electromagnetic and thermoelectric characteristics of a sodium-cobalt oxide, NaxCoO2, were investigated. A precise control of Na nonstoichiometry was successfully facilitated by an unusual synthesis method named “rapid heat-up” technique. With increasing x, the absolute value of resistivity (ρ) monotonically decreased, while the value of thermoelectric power (S) increased, giving rise to a drastic enhancement in the thermoelectric power factor, i.e. S2 / ρ. Simultaneously enhanced thermoelectric power and reduced resistivity of the present compound are difficult to be understood within the framework of a conventional band picture. Moreover, for samples with the solubility limit Na content, i.e. x = 0.75, we discovered an unconventional electronic transition at Tm = 22 K, which may be induced by the strong-correlation effect of 3d electrons.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 755: Symposium DD – Solid-State Chemistry of Inorganic Materials IV , 2002 , DD11.17
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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