Mulla Rafiq, Rabinal M K
Department of Physics, Karnatak University , Dharwad, Karnataka State 580003, India.
ACS Comb Sci. 2016 Apr 11;18(4):177-81. doi: 10.1021/acscombsci.5b00128. Epub 2016 Mar 16.
Thermoelectric energy conversion technology has received significant attention because of its promising applications and environmentally clean nature. The innovative design of efficient thermoelectric materials is assisted by simple and reliable techniques for fast and accurate testing. Here, a simple approach for rapid measurement of the Seebeck coefficient is described using commonly available materials based on hot and cold probes; both probes are heated by built-in microheaters. A spring-loaded sample mounting arrangement provides easy sample loading/unloading. The setup is suitable for measurements on a wide range of materials, such as pellets, films, and even soft surfaces without damage. Several known thermoelectric materials, such as alumel, bismuth, and silicon, yielded values close to reported ones. The setup is very compact, simple, fast, low cost, and reliable to develop as a laboratory characterization tool.
热电能量转换技术因其具有广阔的应用前景和环境清洁的特性而受到了广泛关注。高效热电材料的创新设计借助了简单可靠的技术，以实现快速准确的测试。在此，介绍一种基于热探针和冷探针、使用常见材料快速测量塞贝克系数的简单方法；两个探针均由内置微型加热器加热。弹簧加载的样品安装装置便于样品的加载/卸载。该装置适用于对多种材料进行测量，如颗粒、薄膜，甚至是软表面，且不会造成损坏。几种已知的热电材料，如镍铝、铋和硅，所得结果与报道值相近。该装置非常紧凑、简单、快速、低成本且可靠，可开发成为一种实验室表征工具。
