Effect of boron substitution on the electronic structure of nanographene and its relevance to the thermoelectric transport properties in nanocarbon ensembles

Induction annealing and subsequent quenching: effect on the thermoelectric properties of boron-doped nanographite ensembles

Boron-doped nanographite ensembles (NGEs) are interesting thermoelectric nanomaterials for high temperature applications. Rapid induction annealing and quenching has been applied to boron-doped NGEs using a relatively low-cost, highly reliable, laboratory built furnace to show that substantial improvements in thermoelectric power factors can be achieved using this methodology. Details of the design and performance of this compact induction furnace as well as results of the thermoelectric measurements will be reported here.