Detrimental influence of nanostructuring on the thermoelectric properties of magnesium silicide

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Satyala, Nikhil ^a   Vashaee, Daryoosh ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AS DOPING; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY FILTERING; GRAIN SIZE; LATTICE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNESIUM SILICIDES; MODEL CALCULATIONS; MULTIBAND; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANO-STRUCTURING; P-TYPE; PHONON ENERGIES; SEMICLASSICAL APPROACHES; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CHARGE CARRIERS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GERMANIUM; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNESIUM; SILICIDES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

SILICON;

EID: 84870901929     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4764872     Document Type: Article

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