Thermal stability and electrical transport properties of Ge/Sn-codoped single crystalline β-Zn4Sb3 prepared by the Sn-flux method

Thermal stability and electrical transport properties of Ge/Sn-codoped single crystalline β-Zn₄Sb₃ prepared by the Sn-flux method

Liu Hong-xia¹, Deng Shu-ping¹, Li De-cong², Shen Lan-xian¹, Deng Shu-kang^{1, †}

(color online) Thermal analysis of sample with x = 0.075 prepared by the Sn-flux method according to the nominal formula of Zn_4.4Sb₃Ge_xSn₃ (x = 0–0.15) performed in open alumina crucibles with a heating rate of 10 K/min and high-purity nitrogen was used as purge gas and protective gas.