Low-temperature transport properties of polycrystalline Ba 8Ga16Sn30

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3556-3559

  Nolas, G S ^a   Cohn, J L ^b   Dyck, J S ^c   Uher, C ^c   Lamberton Jr , G A ^d   Tritt, T M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GALLIUM; LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; PHASE COMPOSITION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SEEBECK EFFECT; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; TIN; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

LOW TEMPERATURE RESISTIVITY; LOW TEMPERATURE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; SEMICONDUCTING BEHAVIOR; VOIDS;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 12944258601     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2004.0467     Document Type: Article

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