Comprehensive study of nanostructured Bi <sub>2</sub> Te <sub>3</sub> thermoelectric materials – insights from synchrotron radiation XRD, XAFS, and XRF techniques
N.G. Imam, Shaimaa Elyamny, Giuliana Aquilanti, Simone Pollastri, Lara Gigli, Abd El‐Hady B. Kashyout
Abstract
in the nanostructure/thin film and nanopowder morphology, and then connecting between the structural features and functions of BT in two different morphologies. After that, we measured the Seebeck coefficient and the power factor values for both the BT nanopowder and thin film.
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X-ray absorption fine structureSynchrotron radiationMaterials scienceHigh-resolution transmission electron microscopyThermoelectric effectX-ray photoelectron spectroscopySynchrotronThermoelectric materialsAnalytical Chemistry (journal)NanotechnologyOpticsSpectroscopyChemistryNuclear magnetic resonancePhysicsTransmission electron microscopyEnvironmental chemistryThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesTopological Materials and PhenomenaChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films