Advances in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Nanolaminate Synthesis of Thermoelectric Films in Porous Templates for Improved Seebeck Coefficient
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Introduction to Thermoelectrics
1.2. Approaches for Thermoelectrics Improvement
2. Atomic Layer Deposition Technique
3. Nanostructured Thermoelectrical Materials in zT Improvement
3.1. Phononic Crystal
3.2. Lead Chalcogenide Based ALD Nanolaminate on Porous Templates
3.3. ZnO-Based ALD Themoelectric Nanolaminates
3.4. Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Superlattice Structures
4. Concluding Remarks and Future Outlook
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, X.; Baumgart, H. Advances in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Nanolaminate Synthesis of Thermoelectric Films in Porous Templates for Improved Seebeck Coefficient. Materials 2020, 13, 1283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13061283
Chen X, Baumgart H. Advances in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Nanolaminate Synthesis of Thermoelectric Films in Porous Templates for Improved Seebeck Coefficient. Materials. 2020; 13(6):1283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13061283
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Xin, and Helmut Baumgart. 2020. "Advances in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Nanolaminate Synthesis of Thermoelectric Films in Porous Templates for Improved Seebeck Coefficient" Materials 13, no. 6: 1283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13061283