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Title: Epitaxial CrN Thin Films with High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit

Abstract

A large enhancement of the thermoelectric figure of merit is reported in single-crystalline films of CrN. The mechanism of the reduction of the lattice thermal conductivity in cubic CrN is similar to the resonant bonding in IV–VI compounds. Therefore, useful ideas from classic thermo­electrics can be applied to tune functionalities in transition metal nitrides and oxides.

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 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [4];  [4];  [3];  [2];  [1];  [5]
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  1. Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  3. Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  4. Boise State Univ., Boise, ID (United States). Dept. of Physics
  5. Univ. of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Centro de Investigación en Química Biológica y Materiales Moleculares (CIQUS)
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Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1370985
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 27; Journal Issue: 19; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; solar (photovoltaic); solar (thermal); solid state lighting; phonons; thermal conductivity; thermoelectric; defects; mechanical behavior; charge transport; spin dynamics; materials and chemistry by design; optics; synthesis (novel materials); synthesis (self-assembly); synthesis (scalable processing); CrN; lattice instabilities; thin film

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Quintela, Camilo X., Podkaminer, Jacob P., Luckyanova, Maria N., Paudel, Tula R., Thies, Eric L., Hillsberry, Daniel A., Tenne, Dmitri A., Tsymbal, Evgeny Y., Chen, Gang, Eom, Chang‐Beom, and Rivadulla, Francisco. Epitaxial CrN Thin Films with High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1002/adma.201500110.
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Quintela, Camilo X., Podkaminer, Jacob P., Luckyanova, Maria N., Paudel, Tula R., Thies, Eric L., Hillsberry, Daniel A., Tenne, Dmitri A., Tsymbal, Evgeny Y., Chen, Gang, Eom, Chang‐Beom, & Rivadulla, Francisco. Epitaxial CrN Thin Films with High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201500110
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Quintela, Camilo X., Podkaminer, Jacob P., Luckyanova, Maria N., Paudel, Tula R., Thies, Eric L., Hillsberry, Daniel A., Tenne, Dmitri A., Tsymbal, Evgeny Y., Chen, Gang, Eom, Chang‐Beom, and Rivadulla, Francisco. Thu . "Epitaxial CrN Thin Films with High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201500110. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1370985.
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@article{osti_1370985,
title = {Epitaxial CrN Thin Films with High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit},
author = {Quintela, Camilo X. and Podkaminer, Jacob P. and Luckyanova, Maria N. and Paudel, Tula R. and Thies, Eric L. and Hillsberry, Daniel A. and Tenne, Dmitri A. and Tsymbal, Evgeny Y. and Chen, Gang and Eom, Chang‐Beom and Rivadulla, Francisco},
abstractNote = {A large enhancement of the thermoelectric figure of merit is reported in single-crystalline films of CrN. The mechanism of the reduction of the lattice thermal conductivity in cubic CrN is similar to the resonant bonding in IV–VI compounds. Therefore, useful ideas from classic thermo­electrics can be applied to tune functionalities in transition metal nitrides and oxides.},
doi = {10.1002/adma.201500110},
journal = {Advanced Materials},
number = 19,
volume = 27,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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