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Low‐Cost High‐Performance Zinc Antimonide Thin Films for Thermoelectric Applications
Author(s) -
Sun Ye,
Christensen Mogens,
Johnsen Simon,
g Ngo V.,
Ma Yi,
Sillassen Michael,
Zhang Eryun,
Palmqvist Anders E. C.,
Bøttiger Jørgen,
Iversen Bo B.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201104947
Subject(s) - antimonide , materials science , zinc , thermoelectric materials , thermoelectric effect , thin film , fabrication , sputtering , thermal stability , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , thermal conductivity , metallurgy , composite material , chemical engineering , engineering , medicine , physics , pathology , thermodynamics , alternative medicine
Zinc antimonide thin films with high thermoelectric performance are produced by a simple sputtering method. The phase‐pure Zn 4 Sb 3 and ZnSb thin films fulfill the key requirements for commercial TE power generation: cheap elements, cheap fabrication method, high performance and thermal stability. In addition, two completely new meta‐stable crystalline phases of zinc antimonide have been discovered.