Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2010, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (6): 669-672.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2010.00669

• Research Paper • Previous Articles    

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of New Oxides (Ca0.85-xNdxOH)1.16CoO2

PEI Jian, CHEN Gang, WANG Qun, JIN Ren-Cheng   

  1. (Department of Chemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China)
  • Received:2009-10-14 Revised:2009-12-28 Published:2010-06-20 Online:2010-05-12
  • Supported by:

    National Natural Science Foundation of China (20871036); Foundation of Harbin Subject Chief Scientist (2006RFXXG001)

Abstract: Plate-like particles of (Ca0.85OH)1.16CoO2 were prepared in which Nd was partially substituted for Ca to improve the thermoelectric performance. The values of Seebeck coefficient of as-synthesized oxides are all positive, showing that these oxides are p-type materials. The electrical conductivity initially decreases then increases with increasing Nd-doped amount, which is the coeffect of carrier concentration and carrier mobility. The Seebeck coefficient increases with the increasing Nd-doped amount below 473K. The power factor reaches 7.06×10-5 W/(m·K2) at 573K for (Ca0.75Nd0.1OH)1.16CoO2.

Key words: hydrothermal synthesis, layered cobalt oxide, thermoelectric properties

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