Lattice thermal conductivity diminution and high thermoelectric power factor retention in nanoporous macroassemblies of sulfur-doped bismuth telluride nanocrystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Yanliang ^a   Mehta, Rutvik J ^a   Belley, Matthew ^a   Han, Liang ^a   Ramanath, Ganpati ^a   Borca Tasciuc, Theodorian ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH TELLURIDE; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM; LATTICE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NANO GRAINS; NANO-POROUS; THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL; THERMOELECTRIC POWER FACTORS;

CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTRON MOBILITY; SINTERING; SULFUR; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84862079079     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4711774     Document Type: Article

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