Thermoelectricity of EuCu<sub>2</sub>(Ge<sub>1-x</sub>Si<sub>x</sub>)<sub>2</sub> intermetallics
| Title | Thermoelectricity of EuCu2(Ge1-xSix)2 intermetallics |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Zlatic, V., Monnier R., and Freericks J. K. |
| Refereed Designation | Refereed |
| Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 378-380 |
| Pagination | 661 - 662 |
| Abstract | The evolution of the thermopower S(T) of EuCu2(Ge1-xSix)2 intermetallics, which is induced by the Si–Ge substitution, is explained by the Kondo scattering of conduction electrons on the Eu ions which fluctuate between the magnetic 2+ and non-magnetic 3+ Hund’s rule configurations. The Si–Ge substitution is equivalent to chemical pressure which modifies the coupling and the relative occupation of the f and conduction states. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physb.2006.01.448 |
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