Effect of excess Na on the morphology and thermoelectric properties of Na x Pb1-x Te0.85Se0.15

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 353-358

  Kang, Chanyoung ^a   Wang, Hongchao ^a   Kim, Heejin ^b   Kim, Sung Jin ^b   Kim, Woochul ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

PbTe; power factor; precipitates; Thermoelectrics

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PRECIPITATES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY;

LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NA CONCENTRATION; PBTE; POWER FACTORS; THERMAL TRANSPORT; THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84897592761     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-013-2872-9     Document Type: Article

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