Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Bismuth telluride nanowires were electrodeposited from aqueous acidic solutions containing different (20/20 and 20/10 mM) concentration ratios. The polarization plots predicted that combined solutions exhibit more noble reduction potentials than individual solutions. Optimized deposition potentials were obtained from the combined electrolyte polarization plots. An anomalous codeposition behavior caused an increase in Te concentration for depositions in the kinetic region of bismuth telluride; otherwise, decreasing Te concentrations with increased deposition potentials was observed from a composition analysis. X-ray diffraction showed a dominant (110) orientation for nanowires at low deposition potentials. n-Type nanowires were obtained from both electrolytes, while p-type nanowires were only obtained from the 20/10 electrolyte for low Te concentrations. An intrinsic to extrinsic transition was observed for nanowires deposited from the 20/10 electrolyte. The highest measured Seebeck coefficient was and for n- and p-type nanowires, respectively. The Seebeck coefficient dependence on the resistivity and composition of the nanowires is discussed.
DOI: 10.1149/1.3139011
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1990028573