Low-temperature magnetothermoelectric power of aluminum

R. S. Averback; D. K. Wagner

doi:10.1016/0038-1098(72)90803-4

Low-temperature magnetothermoelectric power of aluminum

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Measurements of the low-temperature magnetothermoelectric power of aluminum and a number of aluminum alloys show that the electron-diffusion component S_d increases and then saturates with increasing magnetic field. The difference ΔS_d between the high- and zero-field values of S_d is observed to be independent of the type of impurity in the aluminum and has the value (2.2±0.2)T×10^-8V/K. These observations are interpreted in terms of a realistic semiclassical analysis of the thermopower. This treatment gives an excellent account of the qualitative behavior of the thermopower in a magnetic field but yields a value of ΔS_d which is 30% lower than the observed value. Possible reasons for this descrepency are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1109-1113
Number of pages	5
Journal	Solid State Communications
Volume	11
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-1098(72)90803-4
State	Published - Nov 1972
Externally published	Yes

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