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Wafer-Scale Patterning of Electrodeposited Lead Telluride Nanowires for Thermoelectrics Reginald M. Penner, University of California, Irvine.

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  1. Wafer-Scale Patterning of Electrodeposited Lead Telluride Nanowires for ThermoelectricsReginald M. Penner, University of California, Irvine Lead telluride (PbTe) is among the most efficient materials for thermoelectric power generation. Theory predicts that the thermoelectric performance will improve dramatically for nanowires of this material. We have developed a new method, called Lithographically Patterned Nanowire Electrodeposition (LPNE) for producing nanowires of PbTe over square centimeters of a planar dielectric, such as glass. In the LPNE Method (Fig, TOP), photo-lithography is used to pattern a nickel nano-band electrode. This electrode is then used to electrodepositPbTe using a method that produces stoichiometricPbTe from a plating solution containing two precursors: Pb2+ and SeO32-.An atomic force microscope image (Fig, BOTTOM) show a small area of a much larger surface over which an array of the PbTenanowires has been patterned. TOP: Process flow diagram for the synthesis of PbTenanowires using Lithographically Patterned Nanowire Electrodeposition (LPNE). BOTTOM: Atomic force microscope image of an array of ultra-long PbTenanowires patterned by LPNE on glass.

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