High-efficient thermoelectric materials: The case of orthorhombic IV-VI compounds

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Ding, Guangqian ^a   Gao, Guoying ^a   Yao, Kailun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 84930615279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep09567     Document Type: Article

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