Giant scattering parameter and enhanced thermoelectric properties originating from synergetic scattering of electrons in semiconductors with metal nanoinclusions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 97, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Yang, X H ^a   Qin, X Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIGURE OF MERIT; INTERFACE POTENTIAL BARRIER; IONIZED IMPURITIES; NANO INCLUSION; PBTE; PERTURBATION THEORY; RELAXATION TIME APPROXIMATION; SCATTERING PROBABILITIES; SCATTERING PROCESS; SINGLE SCATTERING; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; THERMOPOWERS;

LEAD; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

ELECTRON SCATTERING;

EID: 78249272691     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3515298     Document Type: Article

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