Thermoelectric performance of epitaxial thin films of layered cobalt oxides grown by reactive solid-phase epitaxy with topotactic ion-exchange methods

International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-317

  Sugiura, Kenji ^a   Ohta, Hiromichi ^a,b   Koumoto, Kunihito ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAYERED COBALT OXIDES; REACTIVE SOLID-PHASE EPITAXY; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; TOPOTACTIC ION-EXCHANGE METHODS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPITAXIAL FILMS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; ION EXCHANGE; THERMOELECTRICITY;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34447515234     PISSN: 1546542X     EISSN: 17447402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7402.2007.02145.x     Document Type: Review

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