Jiwon Kim*
Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering, Yongin-si, South Korea
Antimony telluride (SbxTey) thin films were synthesized by an electrodeposition
method with a control of applied potential at room temperature. Characterization of electrical
and thermoelectric properties such as conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and power factor (P.F.)
were conducted as a function of the chemical composition of the electrodeposited films. Morphology
of thin films were dense and uniform and the composition was tailored from 25 to
60 at.% of the Sb content by altering the applied potential from -0.13 to -0.27 V (vs. SCE).
The conductivity of the films were ranged from 2 × 10-4 ~ 5 × 10-1 S/cm indicating their amorphous
behavior. The meaured Seebeck coefficient of films were relatively high compared to
that of bulk single cyrstal SbxTey due to their low carrier concentration. The variation of the
Seebeck coefficient of the films was also related to the change of chemical composition, showing
the power factor of ~10 μW/mK2.
Keyword : Electrodeposition, Antimony Telluride (SbTe), Thin Film, Thermoelectric Properties