Low-Cost High-Performance Zinc Antimonide Thin Films for Thermoelectric Applications
Journal article, 2012
Zinc antimonide thin films with high thermoelectric performance are produced by a simple sputtering method. The phase-pure Zn4Sb3 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.
transport-properties
phonon-glass
stability
magnetron sputtering
thermoelectrics
phase
thermal stability
devices
thin films
znsb
zn4sb3
zinc antimonide
Author
Y. Sun
Aarhus University
M. Christensen
Aarhus University
S. Johnsen
Aarhus University
N. V. Nong
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Yi Ma
Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Applied Surface Chemistry
M. Sillassen
Aarhus University
E. Zhang
Aarhus University
Anders Palmqvist
Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Applied Surface Chemistry
J. Bottiger
Aarhus University
B. B. Iversen
Aarhus University
Advanced Materials
09359648 (ISSN) 15214095 (eISSN)
Vol. 24 13 1693-1696Subject Categories
Physical Chemistry
DOI
10.1002/adma.201104947