Effect of fullerene addition on thermoelectric properties of n-type skutterudite compound

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 249-253

  Itoh, Takashi ^a   Ishikawa, Kenta ^a   Okada, Akira ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NISSAN MOTOR CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; DISPERSIONS; FULLERENES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY;

MECHANICAL GRINDING METHOD; SKUTTERUDITE COMPOUND; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33847617328     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0031     Document Type: Article

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