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Electric conductivity; Electrical conductivity; High pressure (Sience); High pressure (Technology); Seebeck coefficient; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectric materials; Thermoelectrics; Transport
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Measurement System For High Pressure Characterizations Of Materials, Matthew K. Jacobsen
Measurement System For High Pressure Characterizations Of Materials, Matthew K. Jacobsen
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Thermoelectric materials have long been investigated for possible use as power sources. This application was recently put to use in the Voyager space program, powering the deep space probes. Despite the usefulness of these materials, the use of pressure to investigate the material properties has only recently become interesting. As such, the work in this document was to developing a system for concurrently measuring the necessary properties. This system is capable of measuring the electrical resistivity, thermal conductivity, and Seebeck coefficient in the pressure range from 0 - 10 GPa. The results for zinc, almandine garnet, and nickel are presented …