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

Physics Department

University of Wisconsin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Boise State University
University of Santiago de Compostela

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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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