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A reinterpretation of the effects of impurities on the thermoelectric power of thin gold films

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Previously published data are re-examined in the light of a grain-boundary model for monocrystalline films. New interpretations are proposed which show that the thermoelectric power due to thickness-dependent scattering attains a constant value.

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  1. Laboratoire d'Electronique, Université de Nancy 1, B.P. 239, 54506, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France

    C. R. Richard, L. Guendouz & A. J. Tosser

  2. Laboratoire de Chronometrie et Piezoelectricite, E.N.S.M.M., La Bouloie, Route de Gray, 25030, Besancon Cedex, France

    C. R. Tellier

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Richard, C.R., Guendouz, L., Tosser, A.J. et al. A reinterpretation of the effects of impurities on the thermoelectric power of thin gold films. J Mater Sci 19, 3940–3944 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00980757

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