Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Mg2Si by addition of TiO2 nanoparticles

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Cederkrantz, D ^a   Farahi, N ^a   Borup, K A ^b   Iversen, B B ^b   Nygren, M ^c   Palmqvist, A E C ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FIGURE OF MERITS; GRAIN BOUNDARY SCATTERING; N-TYPE CONDUCTION; SINTERING PROCESS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON; SINTERING; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84865838571     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3675512     Document Type: Article

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