Thermoelectric measuring method and thermoelectric measuring apparatus using thereof

Abstract

In a method for measuring thermo electricity and an apparatus thereof, enabling to measure the physical characteristics including electrification of a sample even in a humid (water-vapor) atmosphere, a sample 10 of powder to be measured and formed in a predetermined shape is disposed within an inside of an electric furnace 30, building up a heating and temperature increasing portion, which is stored within a constant-temperature container of three(3)-layers (51, 52, 53) structure (or may be two(2)-layers structure), forming a measuring chamber 50 in an inside thereof. While increasing the temperature, a measuring apparatus for detecting the thermal stimulated current (TSC) by means of a minute current detector connected to electrodes, which are provided opposing to the sample 10, and there is further provided a water-vapor generating apparatus 100 for guiding a water-vapor atmosphere at a predetermined value into the measuring chamber 50 of the constant-temperature container. Further, the temperature of the constant-temperature water supplied from a constant-temperature water supply apparatus into the constant-temperature container is set to be a little bit higher than that of the water-vapor atmosphere supplied from the water-vapor generating apparatus 100.

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