Embedded Ag-rich nanodots in PbTe: Enhancement of thermoelectric properties through energy filtering of the carriers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Paul, Biplab ^a   Kumar V , Ajay ^a   Banerji, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGMAN; CARRIER SCATTERING; EFFECTIVE POTENTIALS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY DEPENDENCY; ENERGY FILTERING; GRAIN INTERFACE; NANODOTS; PBTE; POWER FACTORS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

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EID: 77957723501     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3488621     Document Type: Article

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