Thermoelectric properties of WSi2-SixGe 1-x composites

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 604, Issue , 2014, Pages 196-203

  Dynys, F W ^a   Sayir, A ^a   Mackey, J ^b   Sehirlioglu, A ^c  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Akron   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Crystal growth; Electrical transport; Microstructure; Thermoelectric materials

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; GERMANIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; NASA; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; TUNGSTEN;

CRUCIBLE CONTAMINATIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATION; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84898831438     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.03.133     Document Type: Article

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