Material parameters for thermoelectric performance

Pramana - Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 469-479

  Tripathi, M N ^a,b   Bhandari, C M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^b University of Allahabad   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Figure of merit; Semiconductors; Thermoelectric materials

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

FIGURE-OF-MERIT; SEEBECK COEFFICIENTS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELEMENTS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 25644441758     PISSN: 03044289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02704204     Document Type: Article

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