Electron Microscopy investigation of Sb<inf>2-x</inf>Bi<inf>x</inf>Te<inf>3</inf>hexagonal crystal structure growth prepared from sol-gel method

• Main Authors: Suparat Tongpeng, Thapanee Sarakonsri, Seiji Isoda, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hiroki Kurata, Chanchana Thanachayanont
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Materials Science; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84959867538&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54594
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Sb - Bi - Te ternary compounds, with ZT values (unitless figure of merit for semiconductor materials) as high as 1.28, have long been known as the best thermoelectric materials for use in thermoelectric cooling and power generation operated near room temperature. In this researc...