Electrical Transport — Thin film thermoelectric metal-organic framework with high seebeck coefficient and low thermal conductivity

Measurement evidence

Electrical Transport

Thin film thermoelectric metal-organic framework with high seebeck coefficient and low thermal conductivity · Erickson K.J., Leonard F., Stavila V. et al. · Advanced Materials · 2015 · 3453-3459

3 measurement groups · 8 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

I-V characteristics and resistance extraction versus contact separation

TCNQ-infiltrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film region A on quartz · Thin Film

Several TCNQ@Cu3(BTC)2 devices with channel lengths 85-160 um measured at seven temperatures.

Geometry
Au contact separations 85, 110, 135 and 160 um
Context
Guest-loaded film transport, contact-resistance check
Measurement source
SI p.2 · Channel length dependence of conductivity · Figure S2
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Channel length range used for contact-resistance check85-160 micronsText
Range
SI p.2 · Channel length dependence of conductivity · Figure S2
Contact-resistance assessmentresistance dominated by transport in the thin film, as opposed to contact resistanceText
Qualitative
SI p.2 · Channel length dependence of conductivity · Figure S2

Electrical conductivity under DC bias as a function of temperature

TCNQ-infiltrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film region A on quartz · Thin Film

Conductivity measured between 10 and 40 deg C using computer-controlled voltage/current source and current amplifier.

Temperature
283-313 K
Geometry
Thin-film Au-pad device
Context
Guest-loaded conducting region
Measurement source
main p.6, article p.3458 · Electrical and Thermoelectric Measurements · Figure 2e
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Thermally activated transport energy barrier0.052 eVText
Rounded Reported
main p.2, article p.3454 · Results · Figure 2e
Electrical conductivity at room temperatureMarked as a best value within this papersigma = 0.45 S m-1 used for ZT at 298 KText
Rounded Reported
main p.4, article p.3456 · Results · Figure 5
Electrical conductivity over plotted temperature rangeabout 0.33-0.53 S m-1 over about 283-313 K from Figure 2eFigure Axis
Range
main p.4, article p.3456 · Figure 2 caption · Figure 2e

Current-voltage measurement under DC bias

TCNQ-infiltrated Cu3(BTC)2 thin-film region A on quartz · Thin Film

Representative I-V measurements on infiltrated region A, transition region B and uninfiltrated region C.

Geometry
Au contacts on quartz; contact spacings include 85, 110, 135 and 160 um
Context
Guest-loaded region A versus pristine region C
Measurement source
main p.2, article p.3454 · Results · Figure 1f
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Region A current at about +10 Vabout +1.0 uA at +10 V from Figure 1fFigure Axis
Approximate
main p.3, article p.3455 · Figure 1 · Figure 1f
Ohmic conduction in infiltrated regionlinear I/V curve; meaningful conductivity only in region AQualitative
Qualitative
main p.2, article p.3454 · Results · Figure 1f
Uninfiltrated region C conductivityno meaningful conductivity observedQualitative
Qualitative
main p.3, article p.3455 · Figure 1 caption · Figure 1f