Thermoelectric quantum-dot superlattices with high ZT

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages L1-L2

  Harman, T C ^a   Taylor, P J ^a   Spears, D L ^a   Walsh, M P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEEBECK EFFECT; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT;

SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 0033881575     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-000-0117-1     Document Type: Article

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