Enhanced thermoelectric properties in zinc antimonides

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3907-3914

  Bjerg, Lasse ^a   Madsen, Georg K H ^b   Iversen, Bo B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

ab initio calculations; BaZn 2Sb2; CaZn2Sb2; LiZnSb; Thermoelectric materials; ZnSb

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; BAZN 2SB2; CAZN2SB2; LIZNSB; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL; ZNSB;

CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ZINC;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 80052514365     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm201271d     Document Type: Article

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