Improved thermoelectric properties due to electronic topological transition under high pressure

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 358, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 14-18

  Chandra Shekar, N V ^a   Polvani, D A ^b   Meng, J F ^b   Badding, J V ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Metals and alloys

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; FERMI LEVEL; MATERIALS SCIENCE; PHONONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON PER ATOM RATIO; ELECTRONIC TOPOLOGICAL TRANSITION (ETT); THERMOPOWER;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 15344341461     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2004.12.020     Document Type: Article

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