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Title: Lone pair electrons minimize lattice thermal conductivity

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Revolutionary Materials for Solid State Energy Conversion (RMSSEC)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1382245
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0001054
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Energy & Environmental Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 2; Related Information: RMSSEC partners with Michigan State University (lead); University of California, Los Angeles; University of Michigan; Northwestern University; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Ohio State University; Wayne State University; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
solar (thermal), phonons, thermal conductivity, thermoelectric, mechanical behavior, charge transport, materials and chemistry by design, synthesis (novel materials), synthesis (self-assembly), synthesis (scalable processing)

Citation Formats

Nielsen, Michele D., Ozolins, Vidvuds, and Heremans, Joseph P. Lone pair electrons minimize lattice thermal conductivity. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1039/c2ee23391f.
Nielsen, Michele D., Ozolins, Vidvuds, & Heremans, Joseph P. Lone pair electrons minimize lattice thermal conductivity. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee23391f
Nielsen, Michele D., Ozolins, Vidvuds, and Heremans, Joseph P. 2013. "Lone pair electrons minimize lattice thermal conductivity". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee23391f.
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title = {Lone pair electrons minimize lattice thermal conductivity},
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doi = {10.1039/c2ee23391f},
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issn = {1754-5692},
number = 2,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}
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