Dimensional crossover of polaron dynamics in Nb:SrTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices: Possible mechanism of thermopower enhancement
| Autor: | Choi, Woo Seok, Ohta, Hiromichi, Moon, Soon Jae, Lee, Yun Sang, Noh, Tae Won |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | Phys. Rev. B 82, 024301 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.024301 |
| Popis: | Using optical spectroscopy, we investigated the electrodynamic properties of Nb:SrTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices. In these superlattices, a large enhancement of the Seebeck coefficient (S) has been reported with decreasing Nb:SrTiO3 layer thickness [refer to H. Ohta et al., Nature Mater. 6, 129 (2007)]. By analyzing the optical spectra, we found that the polaron plays an important role in determining the electrodynamic properties of the superlattices. With decreasing Nb:SrTiO3 layer thickness from eleven to one unit cell, we observed a threefold enhancement of the polaron effective mass and relaxation time. Such increases were attributed to a dimensional crossover of polaron from 3D to quasi-2D. Moreover, the modified nature of the polaron at low dimensions enhanced the thermoelectric properties of the oxide superlattice, by simultaneously increasing S and preventing the decrease of carrier mobility. Our results indicate that strong electron-phonon coupling can provide an alternative pathway in searching efficient thermoelectric materials. Comment: 17 pages including 7 figures |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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