Unique hierarchical structure and high thermoelectric properties of antimony telluride pillar arrays

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Tan, Ming ^a   Deng, Yuan ^a   Wang, Yao ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Pillar arrays; Self assembly; Thermal evaporation technique; Thermoelectric properties

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EVAPORATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; VACUUM EVAPORATION;

DIMENSIONLESS FIGURE OF MERIT; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HIERARCHICAL ARCHITECTURES; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; PILLAR ARRAYS; THERMAL EVAPORATION TECHNIQUE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; VACUUM THERMAL EVAPORATION;

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS;

ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; ANTIMONY TELLURIDE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOWIRE; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; EVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84866497127     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1204-y     Document Type: Article

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