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A flexible feature for the long-reigning thermoelectric champion bismuth telluride

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P-type and n-type exfoliated Bi2Te3 thin films show high power generation performance at room temperature for flexible thermoelectric devices.

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Fig. 1: Flexible films retaining high thermoelectric performance are obtained from brittle champion bismuth telluride.

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  1. Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan

    Takao Mori

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Mori, T. A flexible feature for the long-reigning thermoelectric champion bismuth telluride. Nat. Nanotechnol. 18, 1255–1256 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01464-6

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