Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of type-VIII germanium clathrates Sr8 Alx Gay Ge46-x-y

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Sasaki, Yuta ^a   Kishimoto, Kengo ^a   Koyanagi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Asada, Hironori ^a   Akai, Koji ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; GERMANIUM; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CLATHRATE STRUCTURE; DEGENERATE SEMICONDUCTORS; DIMENSIONLESS FIGURE OF MERIT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LATTICE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; TYPE-I CLATHRATE;

HYDRATES;

EID: 65249125142     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3100205     Document Type: Article

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