Effect of rare-earth doping on the thermoelectric properties of the tin-based half-heusler alloys

Wuji Cailiao Xuebao/Journal of Inorganic Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 573-576

  Li, Xiao Guang ^a   Huo, De Xuan ^a   He, Cai Jun ^a   Zhao, Shi Chao ^a   Lü, Yan Fei ^a  

^a HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CeNiSn; Half Heusler; Rare earth; Thermoelectric properties; ZrNiSn

Indexed keywords

ARC-MELTING; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; HALF-HEUSLER; HALF-HEUSLER ALLOYS; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; MAXIMUM VALUES; RARE-EARTH DOPING; SECOND PHASE; SINGLE-PHASE SAMPLES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS;

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CERIUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; INTERMETALLICS; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 77954297757     PISSN: 1000324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2010.00573     Document Type: Article

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