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Thickness and Annealing Effects on the Thermoelectric Properties of N-type $Bi_2Te_{2.4}Se_{0.6}$ Thin Films  

Kim Il-Ho (Department of Materials Science and Engineering/ReSEM, Chungju National University)
Jang Kyung-Wook (Department of Materials Science and Engineering/ReSEM, Hanseo National University)
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Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society / v.14, no.3, 2005 , pp. 153-158 More about this Journal
Abstract
The effective mean free path model was adopted to examine the thickness effect on the thermoelectric properties of flash-evaporated n-type $Bi_2Te_{2.4}Se_{0.6}$ thin films. Annealing effects on the electron concentration and mobility were also studied, and their variations were analyzed in conjunction with antisite defects. Seebeck coefficient and electrical resistivity versus inverse thickness showed a linear relationship, and the mean free path was found to be $5120\AA$ Electron mobility was increased by annealing treatment and electron concentration was decreased considerably due to reduction of antisite defects, so that electrical conductivity was decreased and Seebeck coefficient was increased. When annealed at 473k for 1 hour, Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity were $-200\;\mu V/k\;and\;510\omega^{-1}cm^{-1}$, respectively. Therefore, the thermoelectric power factor was improved to be $20\times10^{-4}\;W/(mK^2)$.
Keywords
Thermoelectric; Thin film; Size effect; Antisite defect;
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