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Thermoelectric Properties of B12+xC3-x Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Ion-Beam Evaporation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Hisayuki Suematsu ,
Kazuo Kitajima ,
Ichiro Ruiz ,
Tetsuo Suzuki ,
Weihua Jiang ,
Kiyoshi Yatsui ,
Katsuaki Kobayashi  and
Masatoshi Takeda
Hisayuki Suematsu
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan
Kazuo Kitajima
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan
Ichiro Ruiz
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan
Tetsuo Suzuki
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan
Weihua Jiang
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan
Kiyoshi Yatsui
Affiliation:
Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan
Katsuaki Kobayashi
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan
Masatoshi Takeda
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka 940-2188, Japan
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Abstract

Thin films of boron carbide (B12+xC3-x) were prepared on glass substrates by a pulsed ion-beam evaporation method. A pulsed proton beam with an energy of 1 MV (peak) and a current of 60 kA was focused on sintered B12+xC3-x targets. Ablation plasma was formed from the irradiated targets and thin films were prepared on Pyrex and SiO2 glass substrates at room temperature. From results of X-ray diffraction, the thin films consisted of a B12+xC3-x phase. Using a known relationship between the composition and the lattice parameters, the composition of B12+x1C3-x thin films was estimated to be x = 0.3 and 1.0, which were close to the nominal composition of the targets. These results indicate that B12+x1C3-x with different carbon contents has been successfully prepared by IBE without substrate heating or sample annealing. Thermoelectric properties of the thin films were measured. A B12+x1C3-x thin film with estimated composition of x =0.9 exhibited the highest power factor at room temperature among the B12+x1C3-x samples reported.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 697: Symposium P – Surface Engineering 2001--Fundamentals and Applications , January 2001 , P8.26
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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