Reliable contact fabrication on nanostructured Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric materials.
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چکیده
A cost-effective and reliable Ni-Au contact on nanostructured Bi2Te3-based alloys for a solar thermoelectric generator (STEG) is reported. The use of MPS SAMs creates a strong covalent binding and more nucleation sites with even distribution for electroplating contact electrodes on nanostructured thermoelectric materials. A reliable high-performance flat-panel STEG can be obtained by using this new method.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
دوره 15 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013