Cho, Jun-Young Kwon, O-Jong Chung, Yong Kwon Kim, Jin-Sang Kim, Woo-Seok Song, Kyu Jeong Park, Chan 2024-01-20T06:01:58Z 2024-01-20T06:01:58Z 2022-01-25 2015-10 0361-5235 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/124917 We present the effects of trivalent Bi doping on the microstructure and thermoelectric (TE) properties of Ca3Co4O9 (Ca-349). Specimens were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS). The lattice parameters of the conducting [CoO2] layer and insulating [Ca2CoO3] layer of Ca-349 were determined using Rietveld refinements of x-ray diffraction (XRD) data. Partial substitution of Bi for Ca did not lead to any change in the misfit ratio of the conducting versus insulating layers. XRD and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)/energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS) results show the presence of Bi2O3 phase in the grain-boundary region. The Seebeck coefficient (S) increased with increasing Bi content due to the decrease in the hole carrier concentration after Bi doping. As the amount of Bi was increased, the electrical resistivity (rho) initially decreased but then increased with further addition of Bi. Addition of small amount of Bi led to large decrease in electrical resistivity due to the increased amount of Bi2O3 phase in the grain-boundary region. With further increase of Bi addition, the electrical resistivity increased due to the decrease in the hole carrier concentration. Optimum Bi doping not significantly affecting the hole carrier concentration is an effective approach for increasing the Seebeck coefficient and decreasing the electrical resistivity of Ca-349. English SPRINGER Effect of Trivalent Bi Doping on the Seebeck Coefficient and Electrical Resistivity of Ca3Co4O9 Article 10.1007/s11664-015-3924-0 1 JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, v.44, no.10, pp.3621 - 3626 JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS 44 10 3621 3626 N scie scopus 000360672900057 2-s2.0-84940889551 Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physics, Applied Engineering Materials Science Physics Article THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OXIDE MATERIALS CO SUBSTITUTION ELECTROLYTE POWER Thermoelectric Bi doping Seebeck coefficient electrical resistivity Ca3Co4O9