Comparison of the electronic structure of a thermoelectric skutterudite before and after adding rattlers: An electron energy loss study

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 685-689

  Prytz, O ^a   Saeterli R ^b   Lovvik O M ^a   Tafto J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

EELS; Electronic structure; Phonon glass electron crystal; Thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CRYSTAL UNIT CELL; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSSES; SKUTTERUDITE; SKUTTERUDITES;

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

METALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPY, ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 48049083555     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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