Skutterudite-based thermoelectric technology for waste heat recovery: Progress towards a 1 kW generator

Science of Advanced Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 621-632

  Sakamoto, Jeff S ^a   Schock, H ^a   Caillat, T ^b   Fleurial, J P ^b   Maloney, R ^a   Lyle, M ^a   Ruckle, T ^a   Timm, E ^a   Zhang, L ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerogel; Couple; Skutterudite; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755207610     PISSN: 19472935     EISSN: 19472943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/sam.2011.1192     Document Type: Article

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