Enhanced thermoelectric performance of SnTe thin films by magnetron co-sputtering with optimized carrier concentration and microstructure
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Abstract
Te co-sputtering optimizes SnTe films' defect chemistry and microstructure, yielding fine grains with enhanced carrier concentration via Te Sn antisites, achieving power factor of 141 µW cm -1 K -2 and device output of 44.75 nW at Δ T = 60 K.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices · Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
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Affiliations
College of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
School of Electronic Information Engineering, Lanzhou Institute of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province
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