ABSTRACT
The chapter gives a brief introduction to the principles of measurements of electrical resistivity and
thermopower at low and at high temperatures, including measurements of thermopower in strong
magnetic fields. Useful practical information such as the data on thermopower of standard
thermoelectric reference materials (lead, copper, platinum) and convenient analytical representation
of calibration tables for standard thermocouples are included. As examples of practical realization of the
measurement principles, three experimental set-ups are described: one is for thermopower and resistivity
measurements at temperatures from 3 to 300 K under magnetic fields up to 15 T; another set-up is for
measurements over an intermediate temperature range, from 100 to 1000 K, and finally equipment for
high-temperature measurements up to 2000 K described.
