“…Plausible ways to enhance the thermoelectric parameters such as electrical resistivity (ρ) and Seebeck coefficient (S), in search of increasing the values of the figure of merit in LaCoO3 is the use of an appropriate dopant (chemical pressure) in partial replacement of the Co 3+ ion; which would open a wide spectrum of potential applications in thermoelectric generators [13,14], for the use of renewable energies [15][16][17], and for the recovery of waste heat [18,19] in order to reduce energy costs as well as environmental issues. Several researchers studied the effect of La 3+ ion substitution [20] on the magnetic and thermoelectric properties of LaCoO3 [21][22][23]. The substitution of La 3+ by divalent ion in LaCoO3, such as Ca 2+ , Sr 2+ , Ba 2+ has a significant influence on the spin state of Co 3+ /Co 4+ , oxygen vacancy concentration and/or crystal-structure distortions in the materials, which also affect the physical, i.e.…”