Enhanced thermoelectric properties in PbTe nanocomposites

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1166, Issue , 2009, Pages 71-76

  Kirby, H ^a   Martin, J ^a   Datta, A ^b   Chen, L ^a   Nolas, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

AG DOPED; ROOM-TEMPERATURE RESISTIVITY; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT MEASUREMENT; SOLUTION PHASE; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 74549137290     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-1166-n03-27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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