The role of nanoscale defect features in enhancing the thermoelectric performance of p-type nanostructured SiGe alloys

Sivaiah Bathula, M. Jayasimhadri, Bhasker Gahtori, Niraj Kumar Singh, Kriti Tyagi, A. K. Srivastava, Ajay Dhar
2015 Nanoscale  
A substantial enhancement in ZT ∼ 1.2 at 900 °C has been realized in p-type nanostructured Si80Ge20 alloys by creating nano-to-meso scale defect features.
doi:10.1039/c5nr01786f pmid:26138852 fatcat:mmxeoo6df5frrlybcul3yzej54