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Thermoelectric properties of PbTe thin films prepared by gas evaporation method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

Masatoshi Ito ,
Won-Son Seo  and
Kunihito Koumoto
Masatoshi Ito
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
Won-Son Seo
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
Kunihito Koumoto
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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PbTe thin films with fine grains were successfully fabricated by the gas evaporation method. Thermoelectric properties, i.e., Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity, both decreased with decreasing grain size. This was attributed to the decrease in carrier mobility exceeding the increase in carrier concentration with decreasing grain size. It was clarified that the effects of grain boundaries and of oxidation on carrier mobility are considerably large.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 209 - 212
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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