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Structural and Thermoelectric Properties of Nanocrystalline Bismuth Telluride Thin Films Under Compressive and Tensile Strain

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To investigate the effect of strain on bismuth telluride films, we applied different compressive and tensile strains to thin films by changing the bending radius of a flexible substrate so the strain ranged from −0.3% (compressive) to +0.3% (tensile). The structural properties of the strained thin films, composed of nanosized grains, were analyzed by x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. For all samples the main peak was the (015) diffraction peak; crystal orientation along the (015) growth direction was slightly enhanced by application of compressive strain. The thermoelectric properties of strained bismuth telluride thin films were evaluated by measurement of electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and power factor. The magnitude and direction of the applied strain did not significantly affect the power factor, because when the strain changed from compressive to tensile the electrical conductivity increased and the absolute Seebeck coefficient decreased.

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  1. Department of Materials Science, Tokai University, 4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan

    K. Kusagaya & M. Takashiri

  2. Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 1-1 Sensui, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, 804-8550, Japan

    H. Hagino & K. Miyazaki

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Nihon University, 1 Nakagawara, Tokusada, Tamuramachi, Koriyama, Fukushima, 963-8642, Japan

    S. Tanaka

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Kusagaya, K., Hagino, H., Tanaka, S. et al. Structural and Thermoelectric Properties of Nanocrystalline Bismuth Telluride Thin Films Under Compressive and Tensile Strain. J. Electron. Mater. 44, 1632–1636 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-014-3496-4

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