Absolute thermoelectric power and temperature coefficient of resistance of thin continuous metal films

General expressions are derived in terms of a function F(K), which is equal to the ratio of film to bulk conductivity, for the following: the ratio of film to bulk resistivity, the absolute thermoelectric power of the film material and the ratio of film to bulk temperature coefficient of resistance. The exact and approximate forms of the function F(K) for various theories of the scattering mechanism at the film surfaces are reported. Also plots of the derived expressions using some of these forms are given.