Multiscale calculations of thermoelectric properties of n-type Mg 2Si 1-xSn x solid solutions

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Tan, X J ^a   Liu, W ^b   Liu, H J ^a   Shi, J ^a   Tang, X F ^b   Uher, C ^c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuhan University of Technology   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84861796559     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.205212     Document Type: Article

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