Superconducting and thermoelectric properties of new layered   Superconductor Bi4O4S3
  Polycrystalline sample of the new layered superconductor Bi4O4S3 is successfully synthesized by solid-state reaction method by using Bi, S and Bi2O3 powders with one step reaction. The superconducting transition temperature (Tconset=4.5 K), the zero resistance transition temperature (Tc0=4.07 K) and the diamagnetic transition temperature (4.02 K at H=10 Oe) were confirmed by electrical transport and magnetic measurements. Also, our results indicate a typical type II-superconductor behavior. In addition, a large thermoelectric effect was observed with a dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of about 0.03 at 300K, indicating Bi4O4S3 can be a potential thermoelectric material. 
S. G. Tan, L. J. Li, Y. Liu, P. Tong, B. C. Zhao, W. J. Lu, Y. P. Sun
cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.mtrl-sci