Rigorous calculation of the Seebeck coefficient and mobility of thermoelectric materials

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Ramu, Ashok T ^a   Cassels, Laura E ^b   Hackman, Nathan H ^a   Lu, Hong ^a   Zide, Joshua M O ^b   Bowers, John E ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATION; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; CURRENT CONTINUITY; ITERATIVE TECHNIQUE; K-SPACE; RELAXATION TIME APPROXIMATION; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL; TRANSPORT COEFFICIENT;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

SEEBECK COEFFICIENT;

EID: 77952363150     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3366712     Document Type: Article

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