N-type amorphous silicon-germanium thin films with embedded nanocrystals as a novel thermoelectric material of elevated ZT
Carlos Roberto Ascencio-Hurtado, Alfonso Torres, Roberto Ambrosio, Mario Moreno, J. Alvarez-Quintana, A. Macias
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceAmorphous solidSeebeck coefficientThermoelectric effectPlasma-enhanced chemical vapor depositionThermoelectric materialsThermal conductivityThin filmAnnealing (glass)Amorphous siliconElectrical resistivity and conductivityCrystallizationChemical vapor depositionOptoelectronicsSiliconComposite materialNanotechnologyChemical engineeringCrystalline siliconCrystallographyElectrical engineeringChemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsEngineeringAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies