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Invited paper: Composition-dependent electrical properties of ternary AgxSb1−xTey thin films synthesized by cationic exchange reaction

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Ternary silver antimony telluride (AgxSb1−xTey) thin films with tailored compositions were synthesized by a cationic exchange reaction of thermally evaporated antimony telluride thin films, as a simple and costeffective approach. The composition of AgxSb1−xTey thin films was controlled by the reaction time. Temperaturedependent electrical properties of the AgxSb1−xTey thin films demonstrated phase transition behavior from 323 K to 343 K. The composition-dependent thermoelectric properties (i.e., electrical resistivity (ρ), Seebeck coefficient (S) and power factor (S2ρ)) of the as-deposited Sb54Te46, the transformed AgxSb1−xTey and the annealed AgxSb1−xTey thin films were investigated as a function of temperature.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA

    Hyunsung Jung, Hosik Park & Nosang V. Myung

  2. Department of Bionanotechnology, Hanyang University, Ansan, 426-791, Korea

    Yongho Choa

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Jung, H., Park, H., Choa, Y. et al. Invited paper: Composition-dependent electrical properties of ternary AgxSb1−xTey thin films synthesized by cationic exchange reaction. Electron. Mater. Lett. 8, 219–224 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-012-2041-y

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