Synthesis and characterization of telluride aerogels: Effect of gelation on thermoelectric performance of Bi 2Te 3 and Bi 2-xSb xTe 3 nanostructures

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 33, 2012, Pages 17431-17439

  Ganguly, Shreyashi ^a   Zhou, Chen ^b   Morelli, Donald ^b   Sakamoto, Jeff ^b   Brock, Stephanie L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK MATERIALS; CHALCOGENIDE AEROGELS; LATTICE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NANO-STRUCTURING; POWER FACTORS; SUPERCRITICAL CO; SURFACE AREA; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICS;

AEROGELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; GELATION; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; TELLURIUM; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 84868567061     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3055608     Document Type: Article

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