Bottom-up nanostructured bulk silicon: a practical high-efficiency thermoelectric material

• DOI: 10.1039/c4nr04470c
• Publication Date: 2014-09-12T08:32:14Z
• Authors: Aikebaier Yusufu; Ken Kurosaki; Yoshinobu Miyazaki; Manabu Ishimaru; Atsuko Kosuga; Yuji Ohishi; Hiroaki Muta; Shinsuke Yamanaka
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 01 natural sciences

Bulk nanostructured Si prepared using an easy, reliable bottom-up method exhibits exceptionally high <italic>zT</italic> of 0.6 at 1050 K.