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Phonon transport control by nanoarchitecture including epitaxial Ge nanodots for Si-based thermoelectric materials.

ABSTRACT: Phonon transport in Si films was controlled using epitaxially-grown ultrasmall Ge nanodots (NDs) with ultrahigh density for the purpose of developing Si-based thermoelectric materials. The Si/Ge ND stacked structures, which were formed by the ultrathin SiO2 film technique, exhibited lower thermal conductivities than those of the conventional nanostructured SiGe bulk alloys, despite the stacked structures having a smaller Ge fraction. This came from the large thermal resistance caused by phonon scattering at the Si/Ge ND interfaces. The phonon scattering can be controlled by the Ge ND structure, which was independent of Si layer structure for carrier transport. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of ultrasmall epitaxial Ge NDs as phonon scattering sources, opening up a route for the realisation of Si-based thermoelectric materials.

SUBMITTER: Yamasaka S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4592960 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Phonon transport control by nanoarchitecture including epitaxial Ge nanodots for Si-based thermoelectric materials.

Yamasaka Shuto S Nakamura Yoshiaki Y Ueda Tomohiro T Takeuchi Shotaro S Sakai Akira A

Scientific reports 20151005

Phonon transport in Si films was controlled using epitaxially-grown ultrasmall Ge nanodots (NDs) with ultrahigh density for the purpose of developing Si-based thermoelectric materials. The Si/Ge ND stacked structures, which were formed by the ultrathin SiO2 film technique, exhibited lower thermal conductivities than those of the conventional nanostructured SiGe bulk alloys, despite the stacked structures having a smaller Ge fraction. This came from the large thermal resistance caused by phonon s ...[more]

PMID: 26434678

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