New frontier in printed thermoelectrics: formation of β-Ag<sub>2</sub>Se through thermally stimulated dissociative adsorption leads to high <i>ZT</i>
Md Mofasser Mallick, Andres Georg Rösch, Leonard Franke, André Gall, Sarfraz Ahmad, Holger Geßwein, Andrey Mazilkin, Christian Kübel, Uli Lemmer
Abstract
High figure-of-merit achieved in Ag–Se-based n-type printed film due to the formation of the β-Ag<sub>2</sub>Se phase <italic>via</italic> thermally stimulated dissociative adsorption.
Topics & Concepts
AdsorptionMaterials scienceThermoelectric materialsFigure of meritPhysical chemistryChemistryOptoelectronicsComposite materialThermal conductivityAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films