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Texture and Se vacancy optimization induces high thermoelectric performance in Bi2Se3 flexible thin films
Bi2Se3-based flexible thin film with high thermoelectric performance is promising for the waste heat recovery technology. In this work, a novel post-selenization method is employed to prepare n-type Bi2Se3 flexib...
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Harvesting waste heat with flexible Bi2Te3 thermoelectric thin film
Thermoelectric materials offer the possibility of harvesting huge amounts of waste heat, such as vehicle exhaust gases, and converting them directly into useful electricity, a process that generates power more...
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Realizing high thermoelectric performance via selective resonant do** in oxyselenide BiCuSeO
Tuning the charge carrier concentration is imperative to optimize the thermoelectric (TE) performance of a material. For BiCuSeO based oxyselenides, do** efforts have been limited to optimizing the carrier c...
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High-performance zinc antimonide thermoelectric thin films achieved by a layer-by-layer combination reaction approach
Zinc antimonide (Zn–Sb) is considered as a good candidate to replace the traditional TE materials due to its low cost, non-toxic, and high abundance of elements. In this work, layer-by-layer thin films were fa...
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Open AccessSingle Source Thermal Evaporation of Two-dimensional Perovskite Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications
Hybrid two-dimensional (2D) halide perovskites has been widely studied due to its potential application for high performance perovskite solar cells. Understanding the relationship between microstructural and o...
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Characterization of commercial thermoelectric organic composite thin films
A series traditional thermoelectric films, including n-type Bi, Bi2Te3, and p-type Sb, Sb2Te3, were synthesized with CH3NH3I by combining magnetron sputtering and thermal evaporation method. It is found that the ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Influence of Al Content on the Thermoelectric Property of Al-Doped ZnO Thin Films
Direct current magnetron reactive sputtering was used to deposit Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin films on BK7 glass substrates by using Zn–Al alloy target at room-temperature. Al contents of Zn–Al alloy target were ch...
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Substrate Temperature-Assisted Preparation of CZTSSe Thin Films by a Single Quinary Target
Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) thin films have been grown by RF-magnetron sputtering from a quinary CZTSSe target without subsequent selenization or sulfuration. We investigated the compositions, surface morphology, and...
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Optimization in fabricating skutterudite CoSb3 thermoelectric thin films
CoSb3 based thin films were prepared at room temperature by radio-frequency sputtering and the CoSb3 alloy targets were used with the Co:Sb atomic ratio of 1:3, 1:3.5 and 1:4, respectively. Then the as-deposited ...
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Micro-structure and Room-Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Bi-Doped Antimony Zinc Thin Films Fabricated by Co-sputtering Method
In this report, Bi-doped antimony zinc thin films were prepared on BK7 glass substrates by using direct magnetron co-sputtering technique. Bi was doped at the halfway point of deposition, and the do** conten...
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Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of In-Doped ZnSb Thin Film with Surface Nanocrystallization
This work establishes the high-temperature properties of In-doped ZnSb thin films prepared by a multistep cosputtering method on flexible substrates. The microstructure and thermoelectric properties of the In-...
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Open AccessHigh-performance perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 thin films for solar cells prepared by single-source physical vapour deposition
In this work, an alternative route to fabricating high-quality CH3NH3PbI3 thin films is proposed. Single-source physical vapour deposition (SSPVD) without a post-heat-treating process was used to prepare CH3NH3Pb...
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Growth of high quality CH3NH3PbI3 thin films prepared by modified dual-source vapor evaporation
In this work, a high quality CH3NH3PbI3 thin film prepared by modified dual-source vapor evaporation was proposed. An ultra-thin PbI2 layer was deposited firstly, and then CH3NH3I and PbI2 were evaporated simulta...
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Enhanced room-temperature thermoelectric performance of In-doped ZnO:Al thin films through prefabricated layer do** method
In this study, AZO thin films prepared by direct current reactive magnetron sputtering using a Zn-Al alloy target and In with varied content were doped through the prefabricated layer do** method in order to...
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Thermoelectric Properties of Cobalt Antimony Thin Films Deposited on Flexible Substrates by Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering
Cobalt antimony thin films were deposited on flexible substrates at room temperature by radio frequency magnetron sputtering with different sputtering power. The atomic ratio of Co to Sb in the cobalt antimony...
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Thermoelectric properties of zinc antimonide thin film deposited on flexible polyimide substrate by RF magnetron sputtering
Zinc-antimony binary system is one of the most promising P-type thermoelectric materials for low cost intermediate temperature thermoelectric application. In this work, zinc antimonide thin film was deposited ...
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In-situ fabrication and performance optimization of CIGS thin film deposited by ion-beam sputtering without post-selenization
Cu(In, Ga)Se2 thin films were fabricated by an in situ fabrication process of ion beam sputtering deposition without post-selenization. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spe...
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Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of Antimony Telluride Thin Films with Preferred Orientation Prepared by Sputtering a Fan-Shaped Binary Composite Target
p-Type antimony telluride (Sb2Te3) thermoelectric thin films were deposited on BK7 glass substrates by ion beam sputter deposition using a fan-shaped binary composite target. The deposition tempe...
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Fabrication of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films by ion beam sputtering deposition from a quaternary target at different substrate temperatures
Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin films were fabricated by ion beam sputtering deposition from a single quaternary target at different substrate temperatures (T sub). The thin films were characterized wit...
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The Influence of Film Thickness on the Transparency and Conductivity of Al-Doped ZnO Thin Films Fabricated by Ion-Beam Sputtering
To evaluate the influence of film thickness on the structural, electrical, and optical properties of Al-doped ZnO (AZO) films, a set of polycrystalline AZO samples with different thickness were deposited on gl...
