Enhancement of thermoelectric efficiency in PbTe by distortion of the electronic density of states

Science

Volumn 321, Issue 5888, 2008, Pages 554-557

  Heremans, Joseph P ^a,b   Jovovic, Vladimir ^a   Toberer, Eric S ^c   Saramat, Ali ^c   Kurosaki, Ken ^d   Charoenphakdee, Anek ^d   Yamanaka, Shinsuke ^d   Snyder, G Jeffrey ^c  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; NANOMATERIAL; QUANTUM DOT; THALLIUM;

ELECTRON; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; TELLURIDE; THALLIUM; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRONICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 48249152189     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1159725     Document Type: Article

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