Abstract: Lanthanum strontium manganate (La0.67Sro0.33MnO3, i.e., LSMO)/lanthanum manganate (LaMnO3, i.e., LMO) perovskite oxide metal/semiconductor superlattices were investigated for potential p-type thermoelectric applications. Growth optimizations were performed using pulsed laser deposition to achieve epitaxial superlattices of LSMO (metal)/LMO (p-type semiconductor) on strontium titanate (STO) substrates. The cross-plane Seebeck coefficient of the thermoelectric superlattice measured between the substrate and the capping layer has a value of at least 1600 ?V/K measured at about 300K.

Abstract: Lanthanum strontium manganate (La0.67Sr0.33MnO3, i.e., LSMO)/lanthanum manganate (LaMnO3, i.e., LMO) perovskite oxide metal/semiconductor superlattices were investigated for potential p-type thermoelectric applications. Growth optimizations were performed using pulsed laser deposition to achieve epitaxial superlattices of LSMO (metal)/LMO (p-type semiconductor) on strontium titanate (STO) substrates. The cross-plane Seebeck coefficient of the thermoelectric superlattice measured between the substrate and the capping layer has a value of at least 1600 ?V/K measured at about 300K.

Abstract: Lanthanum strontium manganate (La0.67Sr0.33Mn03, i.e., LSMO)/lanthanum manganate (LaMn03, i.e., LMO) perovskite oxide metal/semiconductor superlattices were investigated for potential p-type thermoelectric applications. Growth optimizations were performed using pulsed laser deposition to achieve epitaxial superlattices of LSMO (metal)/LMO (p-type semiconductor) on strontium titanate (STO) substrates. In-plane Seebeck results validated the p-type semiconducting and metallic behavior in LMO and LSMO thin films, respectively. Thermal conductivity measurements via the photo-acoustic (PA) technique showed that LSMO/LMO superlattices exhibit a room temperature cross-plane thermal conductivity (0.89 W/m·K) that is significantly lower than the thermal conductivity of individual thin films of either LSMO (1.60 W/m·K) or LMO (1.29 W/m·K).