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Homogeneity of Czochralski-grown crystals of Bi{sub 2}Te{sub 3}-Sb{sub 2}Te{sub 3} solid solutions

Journal Article · · Inorganic Materials
OSTI ID:102626
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  2. Martin Luther Univ. (Germany); and others
Czochralski-grown single crystals of solid solutions based on Bi and Sb chalcogenides are advantageous, as compared with polycrystalline materials, when applied in fabricating highly miniaturized microcoolers: their use provides a much wider range of attainable temperatures and higher energy efficiency of thermoelectric cooling. These crystals have a rhombohedral tetradymite-type structure, space group R3m (D{sup 5}{sub 3d}), and exhibit perfect cleavage and a substantial anisotrophy in their electrophysical parameter along the in-plane and normal directions. We studied axial and radial homogeneity in 40-mm diameter crystals.
OSTI ID:
102626
Journal Information:
Inorganic Materials, Journal Name: Inorganic Materials Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 30; ISSN 0020-1685; ISSN INOMAF
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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