Convergence of Conduction Bands as a Means of Enhancing Thermoelectric Performance of n-Type Mg2Si1-xSnx Solid Solutions

Liu, Wei; Tan, Xiaojian; Yin, Kang; Liu, Huijun; Tang, Xinfeng; Shi, Jing; Zhang, Qingjie; Uher, Ctirad

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.166601

Title: Convergence of Conduction Bands as a Means of Enhancing Thermoelectric Performance of n-Type Mg₂Si_1-xSn_x Solid Solutions

Journal Article · Wed Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.166601· OSTI ID:1098748

Liu, Wei; Tan, Xiaojian; Yin, Kang; Liu, Huijun; Tang, Xinfeng; Shi, Jing; Zhang, Qingjie; Uher, Ctirad

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