Comparison of thermoelectric properties of p-type nanostructured bulk Si0.8Ge0.2 alloy with Si0.8Ge0.2 composites embedded with CrSi2 nano-inclusisons

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Zamanipour, Zahra ^a   Vashaee, Daryoosh ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PHONONS; BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATION; BOUNDARY SCATTERING; CARRIER ENERGY; DOMINANT SCATTERER; MODEL CALCULATIONS; MULTIBAND; NANO INCLUSION; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOSTRUCTURED BULK; OPTIMUM VALUE; P-TYPE; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; POWER FACTORS; RELAXATION TIME APPROXIMATION; SPHERICAL POTENTIALS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FREONS; GERMANIUM; INCLUSIONS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; SCATTERING; SILICON; SINTERING; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

SILICON ALLOYS;

EID: 84870896347     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4764919     Document Type: Article

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