EFFECTS OF A MAGNETIC FIELD ON THE THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF A BISMUTH-ANTIMONY ALLOY

The thermoeiectric properties of an alloy of 88 at.% bismuth and 12 at.% antimony in transverse magnetic fields up to 17,000 Ce are reported. Graphs of variation of resistivity with magnetic field strength and of variation of thermoelectric figure of merit with temperature show that resistivity rises with field strength. Magnetothermoelectric results with pure bismuth are similar to those for this alloy. (D.C.W.)