Simulation of polycrystalline bismuth films Seebeck coefficient based on experimental texture identification

Electrodeposition conditions-dependent crystal structure, morphology and electronic properties of Bi films

“…Bismuth is a semimetal with a high mobility of charge carriers (10 2 m 2 /(V•s) or higher at 4 K), which results in high electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and relative magnetoresistance. These properties make Bi-based materials attractive for the development of magnetic field sensors [2,5,6], electrochromic devices [14], thermoelectric coolers [15,16], etc. Numerous researchers report that Bi electrodes can replace both toxic Hg electrodes in the potentiometric analysis [10] and Pb shields for the protection of integrated microcircuits from ionizing radiation [17][18][19].…”

“…Bismuth films can be synthesized by various methods, the most used of which are electrochemical deposition [2,13,16,20], pulsed laser deposition [12,21], vacuum thermal evaporation [22,23], melt spinning [13,24], etc. Pulsed laser deposition allows obtaining highquality thin films due to a high density of grains nucleation.…”

Investigation of growth characteristics and semimetal–semiconductor transition of polycrystalline bismuth thin films

“…In recent years, research on the preferred orientation of Bi thin films has made some progress (Marcano et al, 2010(Marcano et al, , 2013Liao et al, 2014;Fedotov et al, 2015Fedotov et al, , 2016. Wu found that Bi thin films with (111) preferred orientation could be obtained on glass substrates at temperatures ranging from À40 to 93 C via pulse laser deposition, while the orientation was random when the substrate temperature rose to 200 C (Wu & Chern, 2008).…”

The effects of Cr and Si additions and deposition conditions on the structure and properties of the (Zr-Ti-Nb)N coatings

“…However, the disadvantages of these alloys are limits of the number of useful alloys that can be made. The second stage is the development of complex ternary and quaternary nitride coatings, having attracted significant research and industrial interest due to the unique combination of structural characteristics and exceptional mechanical properties [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”