Thermoelectric performance of films in the bismuth-tellurium and antimony-tellurium systems

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Da Silva, Luciana W ^a,b   Kaviany, Massoud ^a,b   Uher, Ctirad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Physics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF STATES; PATTERNING METHODS; QUARTZ CRYSTAL SENSORS; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE;

ANTIMONY ALLOYS; BISMUTH ALLOYS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPLATING; EVAPORATION; FERMI LEVEL; METALLIC FILMS; MICA; SAPPHIRE; SUBSTRATES; SUPERLATTICES;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 20544474712     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1914948     Document Type: Article

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