Recent developments in thermoelectric materials

International Materials Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-66

  Chen, G ^a   Dresselhaus, M S ^b   Dresselhaus, G ^c   Fleurial, J P ^d   Caillat, T ^d  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PELTIER EFFECT; PHONONS; SEEBECK EFFECT; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

KELVIN RELATION; SOLID STATE COOLING; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 0037289374     PISSN: 09506608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/095066003225010182     Document Type: Review

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