A study on the thermoelectric properties of ALD-grown aluminum-doped tin oxide with respect to nanostructure modulations
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Abstract The thermoelectric properties of aluminum-doped tin oxide (ATO) thin films synthesized by thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) were studied with respect to the aluminum concentration. The overall aluminum content in each layer was modulated by adjusting the relative number of tin oxide (SnO 2 ) and aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) growth cycles, where a sequential process involving n cycles of SnO 2 growth followed by 1 cycle of Al 2 O 3 deposition was performed (building up a super-cycle). The electrical conductivity (620 S/cm), free carrier concentration (1.23x10 21 cm -3 ), and power factor (0.49 mW/K 2 m) increase until their maximum values are reached when the Al content is approximately 1.50 at% of the cations, and decrease as more Al is added in. On the other hand, the Seebeck coefficient decreases monotonically as the Al content increases up to about 2.88 at%, and begins to increase with further Al doping. Here the thermoelectric efficiency is therefore determined primarily by the free carrier concentration, while the Seebeck coefficient appears to be influenced by the overall crystal structure.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices · Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
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