β-Zn4Sb3 nanocantilevers and their thermoelectric properties

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-104

  Zhou, Shao Min ^a   Li, Ning ^a   Wang, Yong Qiang ^a   Lou, Shi Yun ^a   Chen, Xi Liang ^a   Yuan, Hong Lei ^a   Liu, Li Sheng ^a   Wang, Peng ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chemical vapor deposition; nanostructures; semiconductors; thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DISTRIBUTIONS; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; LOCAL PROPERTY; SEMICONDUCTORS; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ZNO;

ANTIMONY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOCANTILEVERS;

EID: 79957594978     PISSN: 15567265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567265.2010.549932     Document Type: Article

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