Chapter 6 Thermoelectric properties of the transition metal pentatellurides: Potential low-temperature thermoelectric materials

Semiconductors and Semimetals

Volumn 70, Issue C, 2001, Pages 179-206

  Tritt, Terry M ^a   Littleton IV, R T ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMRL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSITION METALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BAND STRUCTURE CALCULATION; LOW TEMPERATURES; STRUCTURAL STUDIES; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATION; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0842330713     PISSN: 00808784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0080-8784(01)80140-X     Document Type: Article

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