Theory of the Seebeck coefficient in alkali and noble metals

dc.contributor.author	Fujita, S
dc.contributor.author	Ho, HC
dc.contributor.author	Godoy, S
dc.date.accessioned	2011-01-22T10:27:37Z
dc.date.available	2011-01-22T10:27:37Z
dc.date.issued	1999
dc.identifier.issn	0217-9849
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11154/2144
dc.description.abstract	A new formula for the Seebeck coefficient S is obtained: S = (21n2/3)(qn)(-1 epsilon)(F)k(B) x (N/V), where q, n, epsilon(F), N and V are, respectively, charge, carrier density, Fermi energy, density of states at epsilon(F) and volume. Seebeck (S) and Hall (R-H) coefficients in alkali metals are both negative while these coefficients in noble metals haw opposite signs. This difference is shown to arise from the different shapes of the Fermi surface.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Theory of the Seebeck coefficient in alkali and noble metals	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.idprometeo	2610
dc.source.novolpages	13(20):689-694
dc.subject.wos	Physics, Applied
dc.subject.wos	Physics, Condensed Matter
dc.subject.wos	Physics, Mathematical
dc.description.index	WoS: SCI, SSCI o AHCI
dc.relation.journal	Modern Physics Letters B