Thermal conductivity reduction in fullerene-enriched p-type bismuth telluride composites

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 157-162

  Gothard, N ^a,b   Spowart, J E ^b   Tritt, T M ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH-TELLURIDE; FIGURE OF MERIT; MATRIX; MECHANICAL MIXING; NANO INCLUSION; P-TYPE; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; UNIAXIAL HOT PRESSING;

ANTIMONY; BISMUTH; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FULLERENES; HOT PRESSING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS;

BALL MILLING;

EID: 74549220581     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.200925145     Document Type: Article

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