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Transfer of P-type to N-type Thermoelectric Properties of Ag-Sb-Te Thin Film Through Temperature Annealing and Its Electrical Power Generation

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Ag-Sb-Te (AST) thin film was successfully fabricated on a flexible polyimide substrate by using DC magnetron sputtering from the AgSbTe (AST) target. As-deposited samples were annealed at temperatures between 300 and 450°C under vacuum for 30 min. Then, uni-leg AST thin film thermoelectric modules of five elements were fabricated. Thermal annealing induced a change of thermoelectric characteristic of the thin film from p-type material (300–350°C) to n-type material (400–450°C) through the change in structures (amorphous to crystalline, atomic composition ratio and surface roughness, etc.). The highest power factor was 0.97 mW m−1 K−2 and 0.065 mW m−1 K−2 for p-type and n-type, respectively. The maximum power generation of the uni-leg AST thin film thermoelectric module was approximately 0.88 nW for p-type and 0.54 nW for n-type, with a temperature difference of around 20 K.

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This work was financially supported by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and Thailand Research Fund (TRF) through Research Career Development Grant (RSA6180070) and the TRF-MRG Young Scientific Researcher (Grant No. 251 MRG6180007). This study was also partially supported by Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City to Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR) under grant number NCM2019-50-01.

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  1. Program of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University, 680 Nittayo Road, Mueang District, Sakon Nakhon, 47000, Thailand

    Natchanun Prainetr, Athorn Vora-ud, Somporn Thaowonkaew, Theerapong Santhaveesuk & Tosawat Seetawan

  2. Thin Films Laboratory, Center of Excellence for Alternative Energy, Research and Development Institution, Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University, 680 Nittayo Road, Mueang District, Sakon Nakhon, 47000, Thailand

    Athorn Vora-ud, Somporn Thaowonkaew & Tosawat Seetawan

  3. Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, 328 Si Ayutthaya Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

    Athorn Vora-ud & Tosawat Seetawan

  4. National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, 114 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Rd., Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

    Mati Horprathum

  5. National Metal and Materials Technology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

    Pennapa Muthitamongkol

  6. Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR) and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Thang Bach Phan

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Prainetr, N., Vora-ud, A., Horprathum, M. et al. Transfer of P-type to N-type Thermoelectric Properties of Ag-Sb-Te Thin Film Through Temperature Annealing and Its Electrical Power Generation. J. Electron. Mater. 49, 572–577 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-019-07756-9

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