Enhancing the thermoelectric properties of p-type bulk Bi-Sb-Te nanocomposites via solution-based metal nanoparticle decoration

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1411-1416

  Hwang, Sungwoo ^a   Kim, Sang Il ^a   Ahn, Kyunghan ^a   Roh, Jong Wook ^a   Yang, Dae Jin ^a   Lee, Sang Mock ^a   Lee, Kyu Hyoung ^a  

^a SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bi0.5Sb1.5Te 3; carrier filtering effect; Metal nanoparticle decoration; spark plasma sintering; thermoelectric nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

FILTERING EFFECTS; LATTICE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NEAR ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING TECHNIQUES; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CERIUM ALLOYS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHONON SCATTERING; POWDER METALS; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

BISMUTH;

EID: 84879797464     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-012-2280-6     Document Type: Article

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