Thermoelectric power generation in a vacuum cell of decomposing liquid potassium-ammonia solutions

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5960-5972

  Kim, Jibeom ^a   Shim, Kyuchol ^a   Jeon, Joonhyeon ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Metal ammonia; Potassium ammonia; Thermoelectric materials; Thermoelectric power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890948018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6115960     Document Type: Article

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