Improving the power factor and the role of impurity bands

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1482-1489

  Goldsmid, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

figure of merit; impurity bands; power factor; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

FIGURE OF MERITS; IMPURITY BANDS; LATTICE COMPONENTS; POWER FACTORS; PREFERENTIAL SCATTERING; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR;

EID: 84879765747     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-012-2295-z     Document Type: Article

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