Effect of cationic substitution on the thermoelectric properties of In 4-xMxSe2.95 compounds (M Na, Ca, Zn, Ga, Sn, Pb; X 0.1)

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Ahn, Kyunghan ^a   Cho, Eunseog ^a   Rhyee, Jong Soo ^b   Il Kim, Sang ^a   Mock Lee, Sang ^a   Hyoung Lee, Kyu ^a  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC SUBSTITUTION; ELECTRON CONCENTRATION; INDIUM SELENIDE; LATTICE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; PEIERLS DISTORTION; POLYCRYSTALLINE SAMPLES; SUBSTITUTED COMPOUNDS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THERMAL TRANSPORT; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

GALLIUM; INDIUM; LEAD; LEAD COMPOUNDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TIN; ZINC;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 80052785053     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3637053     Document Type: Article

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