Figure of merit enhancement in bismuth telluride alloys via fullerene-assisted microstructural refinement

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Gothard, N W ^a   Tritt, T M ^b   Spowart, J E ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH TELLURIDE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HALL COEFFICIENT; LATTICE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MICROSTRUCTURAL REFINEMENT; VOLUME PERCENTAGE;

BALL MILLING; BISMUTH; BISMUTH ALLOYS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NANOCOMPOSITES; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

FULLERENES;

EID: 79961112089     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3606547     Document Type: Article

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