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Title: Material Descriptors for Predicting Thermoelectric Performance

Journal Article · · Energy and Environmental Science
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C4EE03157A· OSTI ID:1220727

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Contributing Organization:
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
OSTI ID:
1220727
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5K00-64058
Journal Information:
Energy and Environmental Science, Vol. 8, Issue 3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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