Why clathrates are good thermoelectrics: A theoretical study of Sr8Ga16Ge30

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3133-3144

  Blake, Nick P ^a   Møllnitz, Lone ^a   Kresse, Georg ^b   Metiu, Horia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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EID: 0000203106     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479615     Document Type: Article

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