High thermoelectric power factor in alloys based on CoSi

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Skoug, E ^a   Zhou, C ^a   Pei, Y ^a,b   Morelli, D T ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; BISMUTH; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GERMANIUM; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; SILICIDES; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

BISMUTH TELLURIDES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITIES; LATTICE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES; METALLIC RESISTIVITIES; POWER FACTORS; ROOM TEMPERATURES; STATE OF THE ARTS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

BISMUTH ALLOYS;

EID: 58349100135     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3072799     Document Type: Article

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