title: Kondo effect and thermoelectric transport in CePd3Be x.
abstract: The physical properties of the series CePd3Be(x) (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.47) have been studied. Introducing Be into CePd3 results in a drastic reduction of the Seebeck coefficient from 100 μV K(-1) at 300 K to  -2 μV K(-1), respectively. Paramagnetism of Ce(3+) free ions and metallic conduction dominate the physical properties. A structural transition at x  =  0.25 is accompanied by a significant lowering of the Kondo temperature and leads to a successive suppression of the thermoelectric performance of CePd3Be(x) with increasing x.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Experimentelle Physik, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Straße 23, 09596 Freiberg, Germany. Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gumeniuk
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schnelle
authors.forename: Kristina O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Kvashnina
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leithe-Jasper