Advanced platform for the in-plane ZT measurement of thin films
Linseis V, Voelklein F, Reith H, Nielsch K, Woias P (2018)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Book Volume: 89
Article Number: 015110
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1063/1.5005807
Abstract
The characterization of nanostructured samples with at least one restricted dimension like thin films or nanowires is challenging, but important to understand their structure and transport mechanism, and to improve current industrial products and production processes. We report on the 2nd generation of a measurement chip, which allows for a simplified sample preparation process, and the measurement of samples deposited from the liquid phase using techniques like spin coating and drop casting. The new design enables us to apply much higher temperature gradients for the Seebeck coefficient measurement in a shorter time, without influencing the sample holder's temperature distribution. Furthermore, a two membrane correction method for the 3ω thermal conductivity measurement will be presented, which takes the heat loss due to radiation into account and increases the accuracy of the measurement results significantly. Errors caused by different sample compositions, varying sample geometries, and different heat profiles are avoided with the presented measurement method. As a showcase study displaying the validity and accuracy of our platform, we present temperature-dependent measurements of the thermoelectric properties of an 84 nm Bi
Involved external institutions
Universität Hamburg (UHH)
Germany (DE)
Hochschule RheinMain / RheinMain University of Applied Sciences
Germany (DE)
Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden e.V. (IFW) / Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden
Germany (DE)
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Germany (DE)
Germany (DE)
Hochschule RheinMain / RheinMain University of Applied Sciences
Germany (DE)
Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden e.V. (IFW) / Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden
Germany (DE)
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Linseis, V., Voelklein, F., Reith, H., Nielsch, K., & Woias, P. (2018). Advanced platform for the in-plane ZT measurement of thin films. Review of Scientific Instruments, 89(1). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5005807
MLA:
Linseis, Vincent, et al. "Advanced platform for the in-plane ZT measurement of thin films." Review of Scientific Instruments 89.1 (2018).
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