Exploration and Optimization of Tellurium-Based Thermoelectrics: Property enhancements through heavy p-block inclusions and complex bonding.
Thermoelectric materials are the only known materials capable of direct conversion of a heat gradient into electricity (Seebeck effect) or vice-versa (Peltier effect). Thermoelectric (TE) devices are comprised of solid-state p-type and n-type semiconductors paired in an electrical circuit and expos...
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6765 |