Liu Yang, Mu Erzhen, Wu Zhenhua, Che Zhanxun, Sun Fangyuan, Fu Xuecheng, Wang Fengdan, Wang Xinwei, Hu Zhiyu
National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro-Nano Fabrication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Institute of Nano-Micro Energy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Nano Converg. 2020 Mar 3;7(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s40580-020-0218-x.
Multilayer structure is one of the research focuses of thermoelectric (TE) material in recent years. In this work, n-type 800 nm BiTe/(Pt, Au) multilayers are designed with p-type SbTe legs to fabricate ultrathin microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) TE devices. The power factor of the annealed BiTe/Pt multilayer reaches 46.5 μW cm K at 303 K, which corresponds to more than a 350% enhancement when compared to pristine BiTe. The annealed BiTe/Au multilayers have a lower power factor than pristine BiTe. The power of the device with SbTe and BiTe/Pt multilayers measures 20.9 nW at 463 K and the calculated maximum output power reaches 10.5 nW, which is 39.5% higher than the device based on SbTe and BiTe, and 96.7% higher than the SbTe and BiTe/Au multilayers one. This work can provide an opportunity to improve TE properties by using multilayer structures and novel ultrathin MEMS TE devices in a wide variety of applications.
多层结构是近年来热电(TE)材料的研究热点之一。在这项工作中,设计了具有p型SbTe支腿的n型800nm BiTe/(Pt, Au)多层结构,以制造超薄微机电系统(MEMS)TE器件。退火后的BiTe/Pt多层结构在303K时的功率因数达到46.5μW cm K,与原始BiTe相比提高了350%以上。退火后的BiTe/Au多层结构的功率因数低于原始BiTe。具有SbTe和BiTe/Pt多层结构的器件在463K时的功率为20.9nW,计算得出的最大输出功率达到10.5nW,比基于SbTe和BiTe的器件高39.5%,比SbTe和BiTe/Au多层结构的器件高96.7%。这项工作可为通过使用多层结构和新型超薄MEMS TE器件在各种应用中改善TE性能提供机会。