Abstract
Epitaxial heterostructures constructed from the thermoelectric cobalt Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin films and SrTiO3 as well as SrTi0.993Nb0.007O3 substrates were fabricated by pulsed-laser deposition. The scanning transmission electron microscopy results confirm that the heterostructures are epitaxial, with sharp and coherent interfaces. The temperature-dependent electrical transport properties and the Hall effects were systematically investigated. The Bi2Sr2Co2O y/SrTi0.993Nb0.007O3 p-n heterostructure exhibits good rectifying current-voltage characteristics over a wide temperature range. A strong photovoltaic effect was observed in the Bi 2Sr2Co2Oy/SrTi 0.993Nb0.007O3 heterostructure, with the temperature-dependent photovoltage being systematically investigated. The present work shows a great potential of this new heterostructures as photoelectric devices.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 47006 |
| Journal | Europhysics Letters |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |