An extensive theoretical study of the phonon conductivity and thermoelectric properties of SiGe alloys

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1404, Issue , 2011, Pages 27-32

  Thomas, Iowerth O ^a   Srivastava, Gyaneshwar P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANHARMONIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; PHONON DISPERSION RELATIONS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHONONS; SILICON ALLOYS; SINTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

CERIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84879333002     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/opl.2012.328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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