Thermoelectric performance of Niy Mo3 Sb7-x Tex (y0.1, 1.5x1.7)

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Xu, H ^a   Kleinke, K M ^a   Holgate, T ^b   Zhang, H ^b   Su, Z ^b   Tritt, T M ^b   Kleinke, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BAND STRUCTURE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; PELLETIZING; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSITION METALS;

CHARGE CARRIER CONCENTRATIONS; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; FIGURE OF MERITS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HIGH-TEMPERATURE REACTIONS; NOMINAL COMPOSITIONS; P TYPES; SEEBECK; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION METAL ATOMS;

HOT PRESSING;

EID: 62549157388     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3086641     Document Type: Article

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