Thermoelectric and Transport Properties of Delafossite CuCrO2:Mg Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Mg-Doped CuCrO2 (Target)
2.2. Preparation of Mg-Doped CuCrO2 Thin Films
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Microstructural Characterizations
3.2. Transport Properties
3.3. Seebeck Coefficient Measurement
3.4. Power Factor (PF)
3.5. Optoelectrical Properties and Fermi Energy Level
3.6. Carrier Concentration and Hole Effective Mass
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Target material | 3 at % Mg-doped CuCrO2 |
Substrate | Fused quartz |
Power (W·cm−2) | 0.9 |
Magnetron | Yes |
Argon pressure P (Pa) | 0.5 |
Target to substrate distance d (cm) | 5 |
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Sinnarasa, I.; Thimont, Y.; Presmanes, L.; Barnabé, A.; Tailhades, P. Thermoelectric and Transport Properties of Delafossite CuCrO2:Mg Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070157
Sinnarasa I, Thimont Y, Presmanes L, Barnabé A, Tailhades P. Thermoelectric and Transport Properties of Delafossite CuCrO2:Mg Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(7):157. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070157
Chicago/Turabian StyleSinnarasa, Inthuga, Yohann Thimont, Lionel Presmanes, Antoine Barnabé, and Philippe Tailhades. 2017. "Thermoelectric and Transport Properties of Delafossite CuCrO2:Mg Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering" Nanomaterials 7, no. 7: 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070157