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==== About Our Experiment ==== | ==== About Our Experiment ==== | ||
- | We use a cryochamber to measure the Seebeck coefficient from temperatures ranging 30-300 K. A thin-film semiconductor is clamped down between two copper blocks within the chamber; to ensure electrical contact between the copper and the sample, small indium strips are laid down between them. A K-type thermocouple connected to the " | + | We use a cryochamber to measure the Seebeck coefficient from temperatures ranging 30-300 K. A thin-film semiconductor is clamped down between two copper blocks within the chamber; to ensure electrical contact between the copper and the sample, small indium strips are laid down between them. A K-type thermocouple |
Once the current is turned off, the voltage produced by the sample and the temperature gradient between the two copper blocks are measured. | Once the current is turned off, the voltage produced by the sample and the temperature gradient between the two copper blocks are measured. | ||
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+ | ====Papers to get you started: | ||
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+ | In particular this one[[http:// |