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Nanostructured thermoelectric materials and high-efficiency power-generation modules

Hogan et al., 2007

Document ID
8620684334241473397
Author
Hogan T
Downey A
Short J
D’Angelo J
Wu C
Quarez E
Androulakis J
Poudeu P
Sootsman J
Chung D
Kanatzidis M
Mahanti S
Timm E
Schock H
Ren F
Johnson J
Case E
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of Electronic Materials

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For thermoelectric applications, the best materials have high electrical conductivity and thermopower and, simultaneously, low thermal conductivity. Such a combination of properties is usually found in heavily doped semiconductors. Renewed interest in this topic …
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