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[24p-P05-26]Synthesis of tellurium nanorods and their electroless plating for high thermoelectric

〇Kaito Kohashi1, Hisatoshi Yamamoto1, Shugo Miyake2, Masayuki Takashiri1 (1.Tokai Univ., 2.KCCT)

Keywords:

nanorods,thermoelectric conversion

In thermoelectric conversion technology, which generates electricity from temperature differences, the challenge is to improve the performance of thermal materials. The methods for improving performance include increasing Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity, and decreasing thermal conductivity.
In this study, Te nanorods were prepared by solvothermal synthesis with and without electroless Pd plating. Plating increased the electrical conductivity and decreased the thermal conductivity due to phonon scattering.