The effect of nanostructuring on thermoelectric transport properties of p-type higher manganese silicide MnSi1.73

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Norouzzadeh, Payam ^a   Zamanipour, Zahra ^a   Krasinski, Jerzy S ^a   Vashaee, Daryoosh ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; PHONONS; SILICIDES; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COMPLEX BAND STRUCTURES; ELECTRON PHONON SCATTERING; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HIGHER MANGANESE SILICIDES; IONIZED IMPURITY SCATTERING; THERMAL TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 84885423369     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4769884     Document Type: Article

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