Recent developments in bulk thermoelectric materials

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-205

  Nolas, George S ^a   Poon, Joe ^a   Kanatzidis, Mercouri ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alloy; Compound; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; LATTICE CONSTANTS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CARRIER TRANSPORT; MIXED-LATTICE ATOMS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 33645384900     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrs2006.45     Document Type: Article

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