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Title: Highly efficient (In 2Te3 )x(GeTe)3-3x thermoelectric materials: a substitute for TAGS

Journal Article · · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP (Print)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cp01294a· OSTI ID:1386791
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  1. Department of Physics; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, USA
  2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Michigan State University; East Lansing, USA
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GeTe is a versatile base compound to produce highly efficient p-type thermoelectric materials such as the TAGS materials (AgSbTe2)1-x(GeTe)xand GeTe–PbTe nanocomposites.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Revolutionary Materials for Solid State Energy Conversion (RMSSEC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001054
OSTI ID:
1386791
Journal Information:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP (Print), Vol. 16, Issue 29; 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; ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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