Thermoelectric Power-Factor of Ag-Doped TiO[sub.2] Thin Film
The thermoelectric power-factor of two types of rutile-phased nanostructured-TiO[sub.2] thin films doped with Ag was investigated at room temperature, by measuring their Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity. The thin films, consisting of a nanorod structure (single layer) and nanorod and...
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Published in | Micromachines (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 12 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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MDPI AG
01.12.2022
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Summary: | The thermoelectric power-factor of two types of rutile-phased nanostructured-TiO[sub.2] thin films doped with Ag was investigated at room temperature, by measuring their Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity. The thin films, consisting of a nanorod structure (single layer) and nanorod and nanoflower structure (bilayer) of TiO[sub.2,] with the addition of different wt.% of AgNO[sub.3] were synthesized on an F:SnO[sub.2]-coated glass substrate. The evaluated thermoelectric power-factor was observed to increase with an increasing wt.% of AgNO[sub.3] for both structures, with the bilayer structure increasing three times more than the undoped bilayer-structure, with a value of 148 μWm–[sup.1]K[sup.–2] at 0.15 wt.%. This enhancement was due to the increase in electrical conductivity, which compensated for the small changes in the Seebeck coefficient, which were likely due to the increase in carrier concentration. Consequently, an enhancement in the thermoelectric conversion-efficiency of TiO[sub.2] thin film may be observed by Ag doping, without influencing the layer structure and material phase. |
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ISSN: | 2072-666X 2072-666X |
DOI: | 10.3390/mi13122169 |