A material's temperature, crystal structure, and impurities influence the value of thermoelectric coefficients.
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The Thomson coefficient is unique among the three main thermoelectric coefficients because it is the only one directly measurable for individual materials.
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The thermoelectric coefficients of the wires in a thermocouple that is used to measure very high temperatures may change with time, and the measurement voltage accordingly drops.
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The "'thermal conductivity "'in the cross-plane direction of the lattice is usually very low, but depending on the type of superlattice, the "'thermoelectric coefficient "'may increase because of changes to the band structure.
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The net current is given by \ scriptstyle \ mathbf J =-\ sigma S \ boldsymbol \ nabla T, where ( as shown below ) the thermoelectric coefficient \ scriptstyle \ sigma S depends literally on how conductive high-energy carriers are, compared to low-energy carriers.
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The errors can be minimized through proper design by keeping all junctions at the same temperature, and by employing only metal pairings with low thermoelectric coefficients ( down to the external connectors and cables used; for example, a standard 4 mm plug / socket combination may have a coefficient of 1 ?V / �C compared to only 0.07 ?V / �C for a " low thermal EMF " grade plug / socket ).