Electron crystals and phonon glasses: A new path to improved thermoelectric materials

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-21

  Sales, Brian C ^a,b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CRYSTALS; PHONONS; SEMICONDUCTING GLASS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ELECTRON CRYSTALS; PHONON GLASS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

SEMICONDUCTING ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031703175     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/S0883769400031419     Document Type: Article

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