Comprising two volumes, Thermoelectrics and Its Energy Harvesting reviews the vast
improvements in technology and application of thermoelectric energy with a specific …

This book includes updated theoretical considerations which provide an insight into
avenues of research most likely to result in further improvements in material performance. It …

We investigated optical absorption spectra near the fundamental absorption edge of β-FeSi
2 single crystals by transmission measurements. The phonon structure corresponding to the …

We have grown high-quality β-FeSi 2 bulk single crystals by a temperature gradient solution
growth method using Ga solvent. Polyhedral shaped bulk crystals with clear facet planes …

β-FeSi2 was synthesized by heating mixtures of Si and Fe powder sealed with Na metal and
Ar gas in a stainless tube. Diffuse streaks elongated along the a axis were observed in the …

Modifications of direct transition energies by crystal lattice deformations were confirmed in β-
FeSi 2 epitaxial films on Si (111) substrates. With an increasing of annealing temperature (T …

We have investigated the crystal growth of single-phase MnSi 1.75− x by a temperature
gradient solution growth (TGSG) method using Ga and Sn as solvents and MnSi 1.7 alloy as …

To discuss the possibility of improvement in thermoelectric properties of β-FeSi2, we
examined anisotropy of the Seebeck coefficient of the β-FeSi2 using single crystal …

Complete determination of all Raman active lines in the range between 180 and 480 cm− 1
for an orthorhombic β-FeSi2 lattice has been performed by accurate polarized Raman …

Single crystalline β-FeSi2 with a low carrier density has been grown by a temperature
gradient solution growth method using Zn solvent. The crystals were polyhedral with clear …