As an emerging semiconductor, environmentally friendly
thermoelectric
material, Cu2Se has drawn great attention due to its outstanding
thermoelectric performance. In this work, Cu2Se-based thin
films were deposited on a flexible polyimide substrate by magnetron
sputtering technique via in-situ growth method. The effect of growth
temperature and Cu composition was investigated. The results indicate
that the thin films grown at 200 °C have high electrical conductivity
due to their high carrier mobility. Further adjusting of Cu composition
can achieve highly (0l0)-preferred orientation Cu2Se-based thin films with optimized carrier concentration,
resulting in an increase in Seebeck coefficient and further leading
to the enhancement of power factor.
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