A new n-type half-Heusler thermoelectric material NbCoSb

doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.06.022

Title: A new n-type half-Heusler thermoelectric material NbCoSb

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Authors:: Huang, Lihong; He, Ran; Chen, Shuo; Zhang, Hao; Dahal, Keshab; Zhou, Haiqing; Wang, Hui; Zhang, Qinyong; Ren, Zhifeng

Publication Date:: 2015-10-01

Research Org.:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

OSTI Identifier:: 1387058

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Materials Research Bulletin

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 70; Journal Issue: C; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Journal ID: ISSN 0025-5408

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: solar (photovoltaic), solar (thermal), solid state lighting, phonons, thermal conductivity, thermoelectric, defects, mechanical behavior, charge transport, spin dynamics, materials and chemistry by design, optics, synthesis (novel materials), synthesis (self-assembly), synthesis (scalable processing)

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                    Huang, Lihong, He, Ran, Chen, Shuo, Zhang, Hao, Dahal, Keshab, Zhou, Haiqing, Wang, Hui, Zhang, Qinyong, and Ren, Zhifeng. A new n-type half-Heusler thermoelectric material NbCoSb.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Huang, Lihong, He, Ran, Chen, Shuo, Zhang, Hao, Dahal, Keshab, Zhou, Haiqing, Wang, Hui, Zhang, Qinyong, & Ren, Zhifeng. A new n-type half-Heusler thermoelectric material NbCoSb.  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.06.022.

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                    Huang, Lihong, He, Ran, Chen, Shuo, Zhang, Hao, Dahal, Keshab, Zhou, Haiqing, Wang, Hui, Zhang, Qinyong, and Ren, Zhifeng. Thu .  
        "A new n-type half-Heusler thermoelectric material NbCoSb".  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.06.022.

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  title        = {A new n-type half-Heusler thermoelectric material NbCoSb},

  author       = {Huang, Lihong and He, Ran and Chen, Shuo and Zhang, Hao and Dahal, Keshab and Zhou, Haiqing and Wang, Hui and Zhang, Qinyong and Ren, Zhifeng},

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  journal      = {Materials Research Bulletin},

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  volume       = 70,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2015},

  month        = {10}

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