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We report on thermoelectric properties of nanocrystalline Cr$_{\rm1-x}$Si$_{\rm x}$ composite films. As-deposited amorphous films weretransformed into a nanocrystalline state with average grain size of 10--20~nmby annealing during in-situ thermopower and electrical resistivitymeasurements. The partially crystallized films, i.e. the films consisting ofcrystalline grains dispersed in the amorphous matrix, are a new type of theheterogeneous material where the nanocrystalline phase plays the role ofscattering centers giving rise to a large contribution to the thermopower. Weshow that the thermopower enhancement is related to the energy dependentscattering (energy filtering) of the charge carriers on the nanograininterfaces.

Energy filtering enhancement of thermoelectric performance of nanocrystalline Cr-Si composites