Thermodynamic analysis of the filling fraction limits for impurities in CoSb3 based on ab initio calculations

Acta Materialia

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1733-1740

  Shi, X ^a,c   Zhang, W ^a   Chen, L D ^a   Yang, J ^b   Uher, C ^c  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; CoSb3; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

IMPURITIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

SECONDARY PHASES; THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

EID: 41849105796     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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