Thermoelectric properties of the unfilled skutterudite FeSb $_{3}$ from first principles and Seebeck local probes

Lemal, Sébastien; Klobes, Benedikt; de Boor, Johannes; Hermann, Raphael; Ghosez, Philippe; Nguyen, Ngoc; Varignon, Julien; Verstraete, Matthieu J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.205204

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FZJ-2016-02665

Thermoelectric properties of the unfilled skutterudite FeSb $_{3}$ from first principles and Seebeck local probes

Lemal, S. ; Nguyen, N. ; de Boor, J. ; Ghosez, P. ; Varignon, J. ; Verstraete, M. J. ; Hermann, R.FZJ* ; Klobes, B.

2015
APS College Park, Md.

Physical review / B 92(20), 205204 (2015) [10.1103/PhysRevB.92.205204]

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Abstract: Using a combination of first-principles calculations and experimental transport measurements, we study the electronic and magnetic structure of the unfilled skutterudite FeSb3. We employ the hybrid functional approach for exchange correlation. The ground state is determined to be antiferromagnetic with an atomic magnetic moment of 1.6μB/Fe. The Néel temperature TN is estimated at 6 K, in agreement with experiments which found a paramagnetic state down to 10 K. The ground state is semiconducting, with a small electronic gap of 33meV, also consistent with previous experiments on films. Charge carrier concentrations are estimated from Hall resistance measurements. The Seebeck coefficient is measured and mapped using a scanning probe at room temperature that yields an average value of 38.6μVK−1, slightly lower than the theoretical result. The theoretical conductivity is analyzed as a function of temperature and concentration of charge carriers.

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