Efficient dopants for ZrNiSn-based thermoelectric materials

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1697-1709

  Hohl, Heinrich ^a,b   Ramirez, Art P ^a   Goldmann, Claudia ^a,b   Ernst, Gabriele ^a   Wölfing, Bernd ^a   Bucher, Ernst ^a,b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 0001444556     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/11/7/004     Document Type: Article

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