Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured stannite Cu2ZnSnSe4 and Ag2ZnSnSe4 for thermoelectric applications

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 9752-9757

  Wei, Kaya ^a   Nolas, George S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

colloidal synthesis; nanostructured bulk; quaternary stannites; SPS; transport properties

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

COLLOIDAL SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION SPECTROSCOPIES; LOW TEMPERATURE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED BULK; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; QUATERNARY STANNITES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATION;

TIN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84929224783     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01617     Document Type: Article

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