FTIR Reflectivity spectra of Thermoelectric K2Sb 8Se13 crystals
Date
2006ISBN
1-4244-0810-5978-1-4244-0810-8
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Affiliation: Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus
Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, MI 48824, United States
Correspondence Address: Hatzikraniotis, E.
Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, ProceedingsPages
573-578Google Scholar check
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Investigations of ternary and quaternary compounds, Bi and Sb chalcogenides, have shown that several multinary compounds containing alkali metals present promising thermoelectric properties. In this work, the FTIR reflectivity spectra of K2Sb8Se13 crystals are reported and analyzed for the first time. Optical investigations are conducted with or without polarization, in two directions, parallel and perpendicular to the needles. The observed distinct optical anisotropy investigated by means of polarization dependent reflectivity measurements is discussed with respect to the strong structural anisotropy. ©2006 IEEE.