The concentration dependences of Seebeck coefficient S, resistivity ρ, thermal conductivity κtot, and Hall constant RH are studied for mixed Pb1–xAgxS and Pb1–xCuxS crystals in the 0 < x ≤… Click to show full abstract
The concentration dependences of Seebeck coefficient S, resistivity ρ, thermal conductivity κtot, and Hall constant RH are studied for mixed Pb1–xAgxS and Pb1–xCuxS crystals in the 0 < x ≤ 0.011 range of concentrations at T = 300 K. It is found that silver is an acceptor impurity and can induce conductivity inversion (from n-type to p-type) in Pb1 − xAgxS samples at x ≈ 0.0045. Such inversion is not observed in the S(х), ρ(х), κtot(x), and RH(x) dependences for Pb1–xCuxS (0 < x ≤ 0.011), though the acceptor behavior of the copper impurity was also apparent in these dependences.
               
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