Thermoelectric power as a probe of crystallisation processes in metallic glasses

Thermoelectric power investigations of the metallic glasses from groups of transition metal-metalloid and transition metal-transition metal alloys are reported for the temperature interval 300-960K. It is shown that, apart from testing the applicability of various electron transport models, thermoelectric studies in the vicinity of the crystallisation threshold temperature supply valuable information about the crystallisation processes. In conclusion, the pattern of the thermoelectric power behaviour before and after crystallisation is presented.