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Growth and Characterization of Thermoelectric Mg2Si Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2011

Thomas C. Hasapis ,
Eleni C. Stefanaki ,
Anastasios Siozios ,
Euripides Hatzikraniotis ,
George Vourlias ,
Panagiotis Patsalas  and
Konstantinos M. Paraskevopoulos
Thomas C. Hasapis
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR- 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
Eleni C. Stefanaki
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR- 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
Anastasios Siozios
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, GR-45110, Ioannina, Greece
Euripides Hatzikraniotis
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR- 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
George Vourlias
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR- 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
Panagiotis Patsalas
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, GR-45110, Ioannina, Greece
Konstantinos M. Paraskevopoulos
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR- 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Abstract

In this work, room temperature co-deposition of Mg and Si was used to successfully fabricate Mg2Si thin films on Si substrate by dual cathode magnetron sputtering (DCMS). Films were annealed at 380°C. Various Mg/Si sputtering power ratios have been examined. XRD, SEM and IR reflectivity measurements on grown and annealed films, reveal that annealing is enhancing the formation of crystalline Mg2Si.

Keywords

nanostructurethermoelectricitythin film
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1325: Symposium E – Energy Harvesting—Recent Advances in Materials, Devices and Applications , 2011 , mrss11-1325-e06-07
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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