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A flexible feature for the long-reigning thermoelectric champion bismuth telluride

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P-type and n-type exfoliated Bi2Te3 thin films show high power generation performance at room temperature for flexible thermoelectric devices.

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Fig. 1: Flexible films retaining high thermoelectric performance are obtained from brittle champion bismuth telluride.

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  1. Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan

    Takao Mori

  2. Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Takao Mori

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Mori, T. A flexible feature for the long-reigning thermoelectric champion bismuth telluride. Nat. Nanotechnol. 18, 1255–1256 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01464-6

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