Synthesis, structure, and thermoelectric properties of barium copper polychalcogenides with chalcogen-centered Cu clusters and Te2 2- dumbbells

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 26, 2011, Pages 4037-4042

  Mayasree, Oottil ^a   Sankar, Cheriyedath Raj ^a   Cui, Yanjie ^a   Assoud, Abdeljalil ^a   Kleinke, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Selenium; Solid state structures; Sulfur; Tellurium; Zintl phases

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ENERGY GAP; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR; TELLURIUM; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHALCOGENS; CUBIC SPACE; POLYCHALCOGENIDES; SOLID-STATE STRUCTURES; SPACE GROUPS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY; STRUCTURE TYPE; SYNTHESISED; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ZINTL PHASE;

SELENIUM;

EID: 80052495851     PISSN: 14341948     EISSN: 10990682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201100284     Document Type: Article

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