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Enhancement of Electrical Conduction in ZnO by CoO Doping
Author(s) -
Koumoto Kunihito,
Aoki Nouliaki,
Kitaori Noriyuki,
Yanaoida Hiroaki
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1982.tb10461.x
Subject(s) - doping , materials science , electrical resistivity and conductivity , seebeck coefficient , semiconductor , thermoelectric effect , charge carrier density , thermal conduction , electrical conduction , conductivity , optoelectronics , thermal conductivity , composite material , chemistry , electrical engineering , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
Electrical conductivity of sintered ZnO was increased at high temperatures by CoO doping. Thermoelectric power measurements confirmed that ZnO doped with CoO was still an n‐type semiconductor. Temperature‐independent behavior of the carrier density was observed.