Impact of novel thermoelectric materials on automotive applications

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1449, Issue , 2012, Pages 493-496

  Brignone, Mauro ^a   Ziggiotti, Alessandro ^a  

^a CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automotive; lightweight non toxic materials; magnesium silicide; skutterudites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872930284     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4731601     Document Type: Conference Paper

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