Epitaxial CrN Thin Films with High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit

Camilo X. Quintela; Jacob P. Podkaminer; Maria N. Luckyanova; Tula R. Paudel; Eric L. Thies; Daniel A. Hillsberry; Dmitri A. Tenne; Evgeny Y. Tsymbal; Gang Chen; Chang Beom Eom; Francisco Rivadulla

doi:10.1002/adma.201500110

Epitaxial CrN Thin Films with High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit

Camilo X. Quintela, Jacob P. Podkaminer, Maria N. Luckyanova, Tula R. Paudel, Eric L. Thies, Daniel A. Hillsberry, Dmitri A. Tenne, Evgeny Y. Tsymbal, Gang Chen, Chang Beom Eom, Francisco Rivadulla

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Abstract

A large enhancement of the thermoelectric figure of merit is reported in single-crystalline films of CrN. The mechanism of the reduction of the lattice thermal conductivity in cubic CrN is similar to the resonant bonding in IV-VI compounds. Therefore, useful ideas from classic thermoelectrics can be applied to tune functionalities in transition metal nitrides and oxides.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	3032-3037
Number of pages	6
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	27
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201500110
State	Published - 20 May 2015

Keywords

CrN
lattice instabilities
thermal conductivity
thermoelectrics
thin films

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