Enhanced thermoelectric performance of compacted Bi0.5Sb 1.5Te3 nanoplatelets with low thermal conductivity

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1755-1761

  Liu, Chia Jyi ^a   Liu, Gao Jhih ^a   Liu, Yen Liang ^a   Chen, Liang Ru ^a   Kaiser, Alan B ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

COLD PRESSING AND SINTERING; DIMENSIONLESS FIGURE OF MERIT; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NANO-PLATELETS; POWER FACTORS; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; TYPICAL VALUES;

ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; SINTERING;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 81455154800     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.158     Document Type: Review

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