The thermovoltaic effect in zinc oxide inhomogeneously doped with mixed-valence impurities
И. А. ПронинPenza State University, Penza, 440026, RussiaИ. А. АверинPenza State University, Penza, 440026, RussiaA. S. BozhinovSv. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, 1164, Sofia, BulgariaAngelina GeorgievaUniversity of Florida, 32611-6135, Gainesville, USAD. Ts. DimitrovSv. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, 1164, Sofia, BulgariaА. А. КармановPenza State University, Penza, 440026, RussiaВ. А. МошниковSt. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, 195251, RussiaK. I. PapazovaSv. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, 1164, Sofia, BulgariaЕ. И. ТеруковIoffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 194021, RussiaN. D. YakushovaPenza State University, Penza, 440026, Russia
2015en
ABI
Abstract
The thermovoltaic effect has been for the first time observed in zinc oxide. The samples had the form of ZnO/ZnO–Me sandwich structures (Me = Cu, Fe) formed by the sol–gel method. An electromotive force of 1–10 mV appeared in the temperature range of 200–300°C.
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