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Improvement of Thermoelectric Properties in (Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3 Films of Nanolayered Pillar Arrays

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In this work, it is found that unique pillar arrays with nanolayered structure can favorably influence the carrier and phonon transport properties of films. p-(Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3 pillar array film with (0 1 5) orientation was successfully achieved by a simple ion-beam-assisted technique at deposition temperature of 400°C, owing to the enhanced mobility of deposited atoms for more sufficient growth along the in-plane direction. The pillar diameter was about 250 nm, and the layered nanostructure was clear, with each layer in the pillar array being <30 nm. The properties of the oriented (Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3 pillar array were greatly enhanced in comparison with those of ordinary polycrystalline films synthesized at deposition temperature of 350°C and 250°C. The (Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3 pillar array film with (0 1 5) preferred orientation exhibited a thermoelectric dimensionless figure of merit of ZT = 1.25 at room temperature. The unique pillar array with nanolayered structure is the main reason for the observed improvement in the properties of the (Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3 film.

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This work was supported by the Science and Technology Development Fund Planning Project for the Universities of Tianjin, China (Grant No. 20130304) and the Scientific Research Fund Project of Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China (No. 20130121).

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Tan, M., Hao, Y. & Ren, X. Improvement of Thermoelectric Properties in (Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3 Films of Nanolayered Pillar Arrays. J. Electron. Mater. 43, 3098–3104 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-014-3264-5

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