Abstract
We present structural and thermoelectric properties of quaternary selenide Cu6Fe4Sn12Se32 single crystal. Single crystal X-ray structural analysis revealed that Cu6Fe4Sn12Se32 has the cubic thiospinel structure. Low-temperature logarithmic electrical resistivity ln ρ exhibits Mott’s T−1/4 dependence, indicating that three-dimensional variable-range hopping (VRH) is the dominant electrical conduction mechanism. Furthermore, Efros’T−1/2 dependence of ln ρ appears below 30K. Thermopower S varies as T1/2 at low temperatures, as expected for the VRH conduction, and reaches 150μV/K at 300K. Result of Hall measurement indicates that rather low ρ for a VRH conductor and the large S are attributed to high carrier density and large slope of electron density of states, respectively.
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