Journal
JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
Volume 39, Issue 9, Pages 2162-2164Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-009-0986-x
Keywords
Tetradymite semiconductors; doping; point defects; physical properties
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Nonstoichiometry of tetradymite-type crystals A (2) (V) B (3) (VI) that are grown from stoichiometric melts leads to the formation of native defects in the crystal lattice (predominantly antisite defects, A (B) (-1) and vacancies V (B) (+2) in the anion sublattice). This paper summarizes the basic ideas concerning a point defect model in A (2) (V) B (3) (VI) crystals. It turns out that a variety of doping elements interact with the native defects. Such interactions alter the concentration of free charge carriers, affect the doping efficiency, and modify the transport properties. Detailed understanding of the defect structure in tetradymite-type crystals is very important as it impacts on the efficiency of these materials when used as active elements in thermoelectric coolers.
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