Structural evolution and thermoelectric properties of Mg3SbxBi2-x thin films deposited by magnetron sputteringShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. A. Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, ISSN 0734-2101, E-ISSN 1520-8559, Vol. 41, no 4, article id 043409Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Mg3Bi2-based compounds are of great interest for thermoelectric applications near room temperature. Here, undoped p-type Mg3SbxBi2-x thin films were synthesized using magnetron sputtering (three elemental targets in Ar atmosphere) with a growth temperature of 200 ? on three different substrates, namely, Si as well as c- and r-sapphire. The elemental composition was measured with energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy and the structure by x-ray diffraction. The electrical resistivity and the Seebeck coefficient were determined under He atmosphere from room temperature to the growth temperature. All samples are crystalline exhibiting the La2O3-type crystal structure (space group P-3m1). The observed thermoelectric response is consistent with a semiconductive behavior. With increasing x, the samples become more electrically resistive due to the increasing bandgap. High Bi content (x < 1) is thus beneficial due to lower resistivity and a higher power factor near room temperature. Thermoelectric thin films synthesized at low temperatures may provide novel pathways to enable flexible devices on polymeric and other heat-sensitive substrates.
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A V S AMER INST PHYSICS , 2023. Vol. 41, no 4, article id 043409
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Inorganic Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-196732DOI: 10.1116/6.0002635ISI: 001007849300001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-196732DiVA, id: diva2:1790075
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Funding Agencies|Swedish Government Strategic Research Area in Materials Science on Functional Materials at Linkoping University [2009 00971]; Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation through the Wallenberg Academy Fellows Program [KAW-2020.0196]; Swedish Research Council (VR) [2016-03365, 2021-03826]; Olle Engkvist Foundation [217-0023]; National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFB0703600]; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC) [51872133]; Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program [2016ZT06G587]; Tencent Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory Program from the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province [2021B1212040001]
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