Effective thermal conductivity in thermoelectric materials

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 20, 2013, Pages

  Baranowski, Lauryn L ^a   Jeffrey Snyder, G ^b   Toberer, Eric S ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FLUXES; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY;

EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; GENERATOR DESIGN; HEAT TRANSPORT; ONE DIMENSIONAL STEADY STATE; OPERATING CONDITION; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84879100087     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4807314     Document Type: Article

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