Investigation of the Effect of nio Nanoparticles on the Transport Properties of Zr0.5Hf0.5Ni1-xpdxsn0.99Sb0.01 (x = 0 and 0.2)

Science of Advanced Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 633-638

  Yaqub, Rumana ^a   Sahoo, Pranti ^a   Makongo, Julien P A ^a   Takas, Nathan ^a   Poudeu, Pierre F P ^a   Stokes, Kevin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Half heusler; Nanocomposite; Nanoparticle; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755195480     PISSN: 19472935     EISSN: 19472943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/sam.2011.1193     Document Type: Article

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