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[M-4-05] Giant thermoelectric power of n-type Si 1− xSn x layers grown on FZ-Si(001) substrates

Tatsuki Oiwa1, Shigehisa Shibayama1, Mitsuo Sakashita1, Osamu Nakatsuka1, Takayoshi Katase2, Masashi Kurosawa1 (1. Nagoya Univ. (Japan), 2. Tokyo Tech. (Japan))

https://doi.org/10.7567/SSDM.2023.M-4-05

Temperature-dependence (T: 5−300 K) of the thermoelectric (TE) properties of n-type Si0.97Sn0.03 epitaxial layers with the different electron concentrations have been firstly investigated. A huge Seebeck coefficient due to the phonon-drag effect was observed in the Si0.97Sn0.03 layers with high electron concentration above 1019 cm−3, which is not observed in the heavily doped Si bulk. This leads to a superior power factor of 1.1×103 μWcm−1K−2 at 25 K. Additionally, we found that some phonon-drag effect remains even at 300 K, unlike Ge1−xSnx layers grown on GaAs substrates.