Thermoelectric power factor in semiconductors with buried epitaxial semimetallic nanoparticles

被引：128

作者：

Zide, JM ^{[1
]}

Klenov, DO

Stemmer, S

Gossard, AC

Zeng, G

Bowers, JE

Vashaee, D

Shakouri, A

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Mat, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

[3] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Jack Baskin Sch Engn, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2005年 / 87卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.2043241

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

We have grown composite epitaxial materials that consist of semimetallic ErAs nanoparticles embedded in a semiconducting In0.53Ga0.47As matrix both as superlattices and randomly distributed throughout the matrix. The presence of these particles increases the free electron concentration in the material while providing scattering centers for phonons. We measure electron concentration, mobility, and Seebeck coefficient of these materials and discuss their potential for use in thermoelectric power generators. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.

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