Effects of metallic coatings on the performance of skutterudite-based segmented unicouples

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1383-1400

  Saber, Hamed H ^a   El Genk, Mohamed S ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy conversion; Metallic coating; Segmented thermoelectric; Skutterudites; Sublimation

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; SUBLIMATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EXPANSION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; METALLIC COATING; SEGMENTED THERMOELECTRIC; SKUTTERUDITES;

MINERALS;

EID: 33847144113     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.04.024     Document Type: Article

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