Enhancement of the power factor of the transition metal pentatelluride HfTe 5 by rare-earth doping

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Lowhorn, Nathan D ^a   Tritt, Terry M ^a   Abbott, Edward E ^a   Kolis, J W ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENHANCEMENT; METAL PENTATELLURIDE; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

TRANSITION METAL ALLOYS;

EID: 30744457561     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2162703     Document Type: Article

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