Thermoelectric characterization of bismuth telluride nanowires, synthesized via catalytic growth and post-annealing

Advanced Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-244

  Hamdou, Bacel ^a   Kimling, Johannes ^a   Dorn, August ^a   Pippel, Eckhard ^b   Rostek, Raimar ^c   Woias, Peter ^c   Nielsch, Kornelius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bi2Te3 nanowires; charge transport; composite materials; semiconductors; thermoelectrics

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH TELLURIDE; CATALYTIC GROWTH; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NANO-STRUCTURED; POST ANNEALING; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; THERMOELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION; THERMOELECTRICS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID METHODS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

NANOWIRES;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH TELLURIDE; NANOWIRE; TELLURIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

BISMUTH; CATALYSIS; NANOWIRES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TELLURIUM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84872121802     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: 15214095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201202474     Document Type: Article

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