Thermoelectric properties of divalent hexaborides

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 259-262

  Takeda, M ^a   Fukuda, T ^a   Kurita, Y ^a  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atmospheric measurements; Boron; Conducting materials; Earth; Magnetic field measurement; Powders; Tellurium; Temperature dependence; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BORIDES; BORON; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT CONDUCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; POWDERS; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; TELLURIUM; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ALLOYING EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; CONDUCTING MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HALL MEASUREMENTS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

EID: 84946073827     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2003.1287498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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