Strain field fluctuation effects on lattice thermal conductivity of ZrNiSn-based thermoelectric compounds

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1140-1142

  Yang, J ^a   Meisner, G P ^a   Chen, L ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARY SCATTERING; LATTICE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; STRAIN FIELDS; THERMOELECTRIC COMPOUNDS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRYSTAL LATTICES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; IMPURITIES; INTERMETALLICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POINT DEFECTS; SCATTERING; STRAIN; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 4444309214     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1783022     Document Type: Article

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