Thermoelectric properties of pressed bismuth nanoparticles

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-207

  Hostler, Stephen R ^a   Qu, Yu Qiao ^a   Demko, Michael T ^a   Abramson, Alexis R ^a   Qiu, Xiaofeng ^b   Burda, Clemens ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Thermoelectrics

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; REMOVAL; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BISMUTH NANOPARTICLES; BULK BISMUTH; MAGNITUDE; OXIDE LAYER REMOVAL;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 39749190765     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: 10963677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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