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Spin coating-Co-reduction approach: A general strategy for preparation of oriented chalcogenide thin film on arbitrary substrates

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A new and general spin coating-co-reduction strategy for synthesis of c-axis oriented (Bi,Sb)2(Te,Se)3 chalcogenide thin films and multi-layered structures on different substrates was reported. This method combines spin coating technique and co-reduction chemical reaction processes using commercial nitrates and oxides as raw materials. This simple and reliable method provides a new approach for fabricating chalcogenide semiconductor or semi-metal thin films, and will have wide application potential in opto-electric, thermoelectric, phase-change memory, chemical sensor, and spintronic devices.

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  1. College of Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu University of Science and Technolog, Zhangjiagong, 215000, China

    Yue Zhao

  2. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China

    Yue Zhao, Hong Liu, Haiming Qin, Duo Liu, Chunlei Wang & Jiyang Wang

  3. Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, 117542, Singapore, Singapore

    Xinjun Chu & Xuesen Wang

  4. Functional Materials Research Laboratory, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Xin Wang & Kefeng Cai

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Zhao, Y., Liu, H., Qin, H. et al. Spin coating-Co-reduction approach: A general strategy for preparation of oriented chalcogenide thin film on arbitrary substrates. Rare Metals 30 (Suppl 1), 651–656 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-011-0365-z

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