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Dual Alloying Strategy to Achieve a High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit and Lattice Hardening in p-Type Nanostructured PbTe

Journal Article · · ACS Energy Letters
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
  3. Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0008574; SC0014520
OSTI ID:
1611081
Journal Information:
ACS Energy Letters, Vol. 3, Issue 10; ISSN 2380-8195
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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