Grain boundary scattering effects on mobilities in p-type polycrystalline SnSe

Wang, Si; Hui, Si; Peng, Kunling; Bailey, Trevor P.; Zhou, Xiaoyuan; Tang, Xinfeng; Uher, Ctirad

doi:10.1039/c7tc03022c

Title: Grain boundary scattering effects on mobilities in p-type polycrystalline SnSe

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Journal of Materials Chemistry C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c7tc03022c· OSTI ID:1539971

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State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing; Wuhan University of Technology; Wuhan; China; Department of Physics
Department of Physics; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor; USA
College of Physics; Chongqing University; Chongqing; China
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing; Wuhan University of Technology; Wuhan; China

Grain boundary scattering is the dominant reason for the deteriorated performance of polycrystalline SnSe compared to single crystals.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Policy and International Affairs (PO)

DOE Contract Number:: PI0000012; SC0008574

OSTI ID:: 1539971

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 5, Issue 39; ISSN 2050-7526

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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