Recent Advances in the Growth of Bi-Sb-Te-Se Thin Films
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Thin films of Bi₂Te₃, Sb₂Te₃ and Bi₂Se₃ have been intensively studied during the past ten years both as the best thermoelectric materials operating near room temperature and also as an excellent material with which to explore the newly-discovered form of quantum matter called topological insulators (TI). In this review, we first recapitulate the fundamental properties of bulk forms of these materials, then discuss recent progress in fabrication of thin films and superlattices of these narrowgap semiconductors, discuss their transport properties relevant to their effectiveness as thermoelectric materials, and finally give an outlook on this material system for both fundamental study and applications in thermoelectric energy conversion.
- Research Organization:
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Solar and Thermal Energy Conversion (CSTEC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0000957
- OSTI ID:
- 1065640
- Journal Information:
- Science of Advanced Materials, Vol. 3, Issue 4; Related Information: CSTEC partners with University of Michigan (lead); Kent State University; ISSN 1947-2935
- Publisher:
- American Scientific Publishers
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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