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Title: Thermal conductivity of bulk nanostructured lead telluride

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862323· OSTI ID:1161829

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577
OSTI ID:
1161829
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 2; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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