Nanostructured thermoelectrics: Bi2Te3 / Sb2Te3 based superlattice systems fabricated by MBE and sputtering

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10900/59819
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-dspace-598193
http://dx.doi.org/10.15496/publikation-1243
Dokumentart: PhDThesis
Date: 2015-02
Language: English
Faculty: 7 Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Department: Physik
Advisor: Eibl, Oliver (Prof. Dr.)
Day of Oral Examination: 2015-01-29
DDC Classifikation: 333.7 - Natural resources and energy
500 - Natural sciences and mathematics
530 - Physics
540 - Chemistry and allied sciences
600 - Technology
620 - Engineering and allied operations
Keywords: Übergitter , Energy Harvesting , Sputtern , Molekularstrahlepitaxie , Charakterisierung , Seebeck-Koeffizient , Wärmeleitfähigkeit , Elektrische Leitfähigkeit , Röntgenstrukturanalyse , Durchstrahlungselektronenmikroskopie , Rasterelektronenmikroskopie , Schicht , Beschichtung , Element , Reaktion
Other Keywords: Bismuth-Tellurid
Antimon-Tellurid
Thermoelektrik
Dünne Schichten
Dünnschichtsysteme
Power-Faktor
Thermoelektrische Gütezahl
ZT
Sb2Te3
Bi2Te3
Superlattices
Sputtering
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Characterization
Seebeck Coefficient
Thermal conductivity
Electrical conductivity
Thermoelectrics
Bismuth Telluride
Antimony Telluride
Thin Films
Thin Film Systems
Multilayer
Power Factor
Figure of Merit
Nanoalloying
Reaction
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Abstract:

Thermoelectric materials yield mutual conversion of thermal to electrical energy by the Seebeck and Peltier effect. Synthesis of thermoelectric materials with high energy conversion efficiencies is a challenge for decades since transport properties are inversely interrelated. For this, semiconducting materials with optimized charge carrier concentration and thus Seebeck coefficients and electrical conductivities, high charge carrier mobilities, and low thermal conductivities are required. It has been proposed to overcome the unfavourable interrelations between the transport properties and increase efficiencies by introducing superlattice (SL) structures in thin films, making use of electron quantum confinement effects and phonon scattering. The aim of this work was to facilitate the fabrication of high-efficiency Bi2Te3-based thin films and SLs for room temperature applications, using new synthesis routes. Besides Molecular Beam Epitaxy growth on hot substrates, the nanoalloying method was applied, which allows to avoid re-evaporation of the volatile Te and thus control over chemical chemical composition and charge carrier concentration. For this thin element films were deposited by sputtering or evaporation on a cold substrate and annealed ex-situ, yielding the desired Bi2Te3-related compound. In addition, the nanoalloying method allowed to control texture in this highly anisotropic rhombohedral layered material without using substrates with epitaxial relation to the films. Transport properties, chemical composition and texture were measured and correlated for optimizing synthesis parameters. The nanoalloying synthesis method yielded Bi2Te3 - related thin films and SLs with controlled texture and chemical composition and improved efficiencies beyond bulk material’s efficiencies. The films were strongly c-oriented, providing enhanced stability of the SL structures against interdiffusion.

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