The effects of interface scattering on thermoelectric properties of film thermoelectric materials

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 3098-3106

  Jia, Xiaodong ^a   Gao, Yuanwen ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Interface scattering; Polycrystalline thermoelectric films; Thermoelectric properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904268199     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-014-0343-1     Document Type: Article

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