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Science & ResearchAug 6, 2026

Heavily doped, highly compensated epitaxial ScN thin films exceed Boltzmann thermopower limits.

The Seebeck effect converts a temperature gradient into an electric voltage.

The Seebeck effect converts a temperature gradient into an electric voltage. However, conventional transport theories constrain this thermopower to a few millivolts per Kelvin in crystalline materials. We present experimental evidence of a Seebeck coefficient exceeding -124…

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