Large thermoelectric figure of merit at high temperature in Czochralski-grown clathrate Ba 8Ga 16Ge 30

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Saramat, A ^a   Svensson, G ^a   Palmqvist, A E C ^a   Stiewe, C ^b   Mueller, E ^b   Platzek, D ^b   Williams, S G K ^c   Rowe, D M ^c   Bryan, J D ^d   Stucky, G D ^d  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CZOCHRALSKI METHOD; HIGH TEMPERATURES; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATIONS; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE;

CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRAPOLATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 31644449154     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2163979     Document Type: Article

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