Ambipolar Thickness-Dependent Thermoelectric Measurements of WSe<sub>2</sub>.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Thermoelectric materials can harvest electrical energy from temperature gradients, and could play a role as power supplies for sensors and other devices. Here, we characterize fundamental in-plane electrical and thermoelectric properties of layered WSe<sub>2</sub> over a range of thicknesses, from 10 to 96 nm, between 300 and 400 K. The devices are electrostatically gated with an ion gel, enabling us to probe both electron and hole regimes over a large range of carrier densities. We extract the highest <i>n</i>- and <i>p</i>-type Seebeck coefficients for thin-film WSe<sub>2</sub>, -500 and 950 μV/K respectively, reported to date at room temperature. We also emphasize the importance of low substrate thermal conductivity on such lateral thermoelectric measurements, improving this platform for future studies on other nanomaterials.