An alternative approach to improve the thermoelectric properties of half-Heusler compounds

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 702-706

  Balke, Benjamin ^a   Barth, Joachim ^a   Schwall, Michael ^a   Fecher, Gerhard H ^a   Felser, Claudia ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heusler compounds; thermal conductivity; thermoelectrics

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ANTISITE DISORDER; ARC-MELTING; AS-CAST; EXCESS ELECTRONS; HALF-HEUSLER COMPOUND; HEUSLER COMPOUND; PARTIAL SUBSTITUTION; STRUCTURE TYPE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICS; VALENCE ELECTRON;

ANTIMONY; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 79955927438     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-011-1517-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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