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We theoretically evaluate the thermoelectric transport coefficients of hybrid thiophene/SiGe superlattices and the effect of their chemical tuning via phenyl groups. Owing to the interplay between alloy scattering and phonon transmission at the molecular layers, very low thermal conductivities under 1 W/(m K) and values of ZT more than twice as large as those of bulk SiGe can be attained. These results highlight exciting possibilities of organic–inorganic hybrid systems, as compared to traditional inorganic thermoelectrics.
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