A theoretical prediction of super high-performance thermoelectric materials based on MoS2/WS2 hybrid nanoribbons

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Zhang, Zhongwei ^a   Xie, Yuee ^a   Peng, Qing ^b   Chen, Yuanping ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONVERSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84959017886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep21639     Document Type: Article

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