Electrodeposition of bismuth telluride thin films containing silica nanoparticles for thermoelectric applications KU Leuven
The electrodeposition of bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) with incorporated silica nanoparticles (diameter = 16 nm) was studied in ethylene glycol using a rotating disk electrode. "By matching the refractive index of the silica nanoparticles to the refractive index of the electrolyte i.e. "refractive index matching", the attractive van der Waals force between particles was minimized. Refractive index matching was used to avoid agglomeration of the ...