A comprehensive review on Bi2Te3‐based thin films: Thermoelectrics and beyond

X Tang, Z Li, W Liu, Q Zhang… - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bi2Te3‐based materials are not only the most important and widely used room temperature
thermoelectric (TE) materials but are also canonical examples of topological insulators in …

Strategies to enhance the performance of thermoelectric materials: a review

A Bugalia, V Gupta, N Thakur - Journal of Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Various techniques to enhance the performance of thermoelectric materials have been
reviewed in an unified way. The influence of synthesis techniques, post-synthesis treatment …

High-performance bismuth antimony telluride thermoelectric membrane on curved and flexible supports

L Fu, K Park, SI Kim, B Kim, HY Song, W Choi… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Separation of epitaxial thin films on a growth substrate and transfer onto other materials for
functional heterostructures have boosted the transformative impact on science and …

Scalable and sustainable manufacturing of twin boundary-enhanced flexible Bi0. 4Sb1. 6Te3 films with high thermoelectric performance

D Mao, Y Zhou, Y Yu, Y Wang, M Han, Q Meng, Y Lu… - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
Flexible thermoelectrics (TEs) have been used in self-powered electronics and heat
harvesters due to their matchable heat flux values across curved/non-flat interfaces, aiming …

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of n-type Bi2Te2. 7Se0. 3 thin films through the introduction of Pt nanoinclusions by pulsed laser deposition

T Sun, MK Samani, N Khosravian, KM Ang, Q Yan… - Nano Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This work demonstrates the first preparation of textured n-type Bi 2 Te 2.7 Se 0.3 thin films
with content-adjustable Pt nanoinclusions by pulsed laser deposition. Characterization …

Structural, optical, and transport properties of nanocrystalline bismuth telluride thin films treated with homogeneous electron beam irradiation and thermal annealing

M Takashiri, Y Asai, K Yamauchi - Nanotechnology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigated the effects of homogeneous electron beam (EB) irradiation and thermal
annealing treatments on the structural, optical, and transport properties of bismuth telluride …

Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Nanocrystalline Bismuth Telluride Thin Films Using the Differential 3ω Method While Accounting for Thermal Contact …

S Kudo, H Hagino, S Tanaka, K Miyazaki… - Journal of Electronic …, 2015 - Springer
We have estimated the thermal conductivity of nanocrystalline bismuth telluride thin films
using the differential 3 ω method, taking into account the thermal contact resistance (TCR) …

Thin-film solar thermoelectric generator with enhanced power output: Integrated optimization design to obtain directional heat flow

W Zhu, Y Deng, M Gao, Y Wang, J Cui, H Gao - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Thin-film STEGs (solar thermoelectric generators) show promise in effective use of solar
energy as a power supply for wireless sensors and microscale devices. This paper reports a …

Bismuth antimony telluride thin films with unique crystal orientation by two-step method

M Takashiri, J Hamada - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016 - Elsevier
P-type bismuth antimony telluride thin films have been prepared by flash evaporation and a
subsequent two-step synthesis method of homogeneous electron beam (EB) irradiation and …

High thermoelectric performance achieved in Bi0. 4Sb1. 6Te3 films with high (00l) orientation via magnetron sputtering

P Fan, R Li, YX Chen, Z Zheng, F Li, G Liang… - Journal of the European …, 2020 - Elsevier
To obtain p-type Bi–Sb–Te-based thin films with excellent thermoelectric performance, the Bi
0.4 Sb 1.6 Te 3 target is prepared by combining mechanical alloying with the spark plasma …