Crystal structure and thermoelectric properties of K xBa 8-xZn yGe 46-y clathrates

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Kishimoto, Kengo ^a   Sasaki, Yuta ^a   Koyanagi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ohoyama, Kenji ^b   Akai, Koji ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY DISORDER SCATTERING; BAND STRUCTURE CALCULATION; CLATHRATES; CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; GE ATOM; ORDERED STRUCTURES; POLYCRYSTALLINE SAMPLES; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; TYPE-I CLATHRATE; ZN ATOMS;

ATOMS; CARRIER MOBILITY; HYDRATES; POWDER METALLURGY; ZINC ALLOYS;

ZINC;

EID: 84864210193     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4711100     Document Type: Article

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