Theory of thermoelectric power factor in quantum well and quantum wire superlattices

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2001, Pages

  Broido, D A ^a   Reinecke, T L ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035878380     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.045324     Document Type: Article

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