Mechanically exfoliated low-layered [Ca$_2$CoO$_3$]$_{0.62}$[CoO$_2$]: A single-crystalline p-type transparent conducting oxide
In: Appl. Phys. Lett. 123, 051110 (2023); (2023)
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Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) are essential components of optoelectronic devices and various materials have been explored for highly efficient TCOs having a combination of high transmittance and low sheet resistance. Here, we focus on a misfit thermoelectric oxide [Ca$_2$CoO$_3$]$_{0.62}$[CoO$_2$] and fabricate the transparent low-layered crystals by a mechanical tape-peeling method using the single-crystalline samples. From the transmittance measurement, we find that the thickness of low-layered samples is several orders of hundred nanometers, which is comparable with the estimation from the scanning electron microscopy images. Compared to the previous results on the polycrystalline and $c$-axis oriented transparent films, the electrical resistivity is reduced owing to the single-crystalline nature. The figure of merit for the transparent conducting materials in the present low-layered samples is then evaluated to be higher than the values in the previous reports. The present results on the low-layered single-crystalline [Ca$_2$CoO$_3$]$_{0.62}$[CoO$_2$] may offer a unique class of multi-functional transparent thermoelectric oxides.
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Mechanically exfoliated low-layered [Ca$_2$CoO$_3$]$_{0.62}$[CoO$_2$]: A single-crystalline p-type transparent conducting oxide
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Okada, Reiji ; Isomura, Hiroto ; Sato, Yoshiki J. ; Okazaki, Ryuji ; Inoue, Masayuki ; Yoshioka, Shinya |
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Quelle: | Appl. Phys. Lett. 123, 051110 (2023); (2023) |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
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DOI: | 10.1063/5.0162677 |
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