Enhanced thermoelectric properties of n-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 thin films through the introduction of Pt nanoinclusions by pulsed laser deposition

Nano Energy

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 223-230

  Sun, Ting ^a   Samani, Majid Kabiri ^b   Khosravian, Narjes ^b   Ang, Kok Ming ^a   Yan, Qingyu ^a   Tay, Beng Kang ^b   Hng, Huey Hoon ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Nanoinclusion; Pulsed laser deposition; Thermoelectric; Thin film

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; FILM PREPARATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLATINUM; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; PULSED LASERS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TEXTURES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS; NANOINCLUSION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATRICES; THERMAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84903702007     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.06.011     Document Type: Article

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