High temperature thermoelectric properties of highly c-axis oriented Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition

High-temperature thermoelectric transport property measurements have been performed on the highly c-axis oriented Bi2Sr2Co20v thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition on LaA1Oa （001）. Both the electric resistivity p and the seebeck coefficient S of the film exhibit an increasing trend with the temperature from 300 K-1000 K and reach up to 4.8 m. cm and 202 V/K at 980 K, resulting in a power factor of 0.85 mW/mK which are comparable to those of the single crystalline samples. A small polaron hopping conduction can be responsible for the conduction mechanism of the film at high temperature. The results demonstrate that the Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin film has potential application has high temperature thin film thermoelectric devices,     

High temperature thermoelectric properties of highly c-axis oriented Bi₂Sr₂Co₂O_y thin films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition

High-temperature thermoelectric transport property measurements have been performed on the highly c-axis oriented Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition on LaAlO3(001).Both the electric resistivity ρ and the seebeck coefficient S of the film exhibit an increasing trend with the temperature from 300 K-1000 K and reach up to 4.8 m·Ω· cm and 202 μV/K at 980 K,resulting in a power factor of 0.85 mW/mK which are comparable to those of the single crystalline samples.A small polaron hopping conduction can be responsible for the conduction mechanism of the film at high temperature.The results demonstrate that the Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin film has potential application in high temperature thin film thermoelectric devices.     

Effect of microstructure on the thermoelectric properties of CSD-grown Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin films

Three Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin films with different microstructures have been prepared by chemical solution deposition on LaAlO 3(001) through varying the annealing temperature.With the decrease in the annealing temperature,both the size and c-axis alignment degree of grains in the film decrease as well,leading to an increase in the film resistivity.In addition,the decrease in the annealing temperature also results in a slight increase in the Seebeck coefficient due to the enhanced energy filtering effect of the small-grain film.The nanostructured Bi2Sr2Co2Oy film with an average grain size of about 100 nm shows a power factor comparable to that of films with larger grains.Since the thermal conductivity of the nanostructured films can be depressed due to the enhanced phonon scattering by grain boundary,a higher figure of merit is expected in Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin film with grains in nanometer size.     

脉冲激光沉积温度及氧压对Bi2Sr2Co2Oy热电薄膜晶体结构与电输运性能的影响

利用脉冲激光沉积技术在c-Al₂O₃单晶基片上制备了Bi₂Sr₂Co₂O_y热电薄膜并研究了沉积温度和氧压对薄膜晶体结构及电输运性能的影响.在最佳沉积条件下制备的单相、c轴取向的Bi₂Sr₂Co₂O_y薄膜的室温电阻率ρ和塞贝克系数S分别为2.9mΩ/cm和110μupV/K,其功率因子S²/ρ好于在单晶样品上得到的值.此外,该薄膜在低温下表现出较强的负磁阻效应,在2K,9T时达到了40%.     

Lateral photovoltaic effects in Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin films

Lateral photovoltaic （LPV） effects are observed in Bi2Sr2Co2Oy （BSCO） thin fihns. Upon illumination of a 532-111n constant laser, the lateral photovoltage is observed to vary linearly with tile laser position between two electrodes on tile film surface, and the position sensitivity can be enhmlced by coating a layer of graphite on the surface of the BSCO film as a light absorber. Results suggest that the LPV effect ill the thin fihn is independent of the photo-generated carriers but originates from thermoelectric effects. The present work demonstrates a potential application of BSCO films in position-sensitive photo （thermal） detectors.     

Temperature-dependent rectifying and photovoltaic characteristics of an oxygen-deficient Bi_2Sr_2Co_2O_y/Si heterojunction

A Bi2Sr2Co2Oy/Si heterojunction is obtained by growing a layer of p-type oxygen-deficient Bi2Sr2Co2Oy film on a commercial n-type silicon wafer by pulsed laser deposition. Its rectifying and photovoltaic properties are studied in a wide temperature range from 20 K to 300 K. The transport mechanism under the forward bias can be attributed to a trap- filled space-charge-limited current conduction mechanism. Under the irradiation of a 532-nm continuous wave laser, a clear photovoltaic effect is observed and the magnitude ofphotovoltage increases as the temperature decreases, The results demonstrate the potential application of a Bi2SrzCo2Oy-based heterojunction in the photoelectronic devices.