Ab initio study of electron mean free paths and thermoelectric properties of lead telluride

Song, Qichen; Liu, Te-Huan; Zhou, Jiawei; Ding, Zhiwei; Chen, Gang

doi:10.1016/j.mtphys.2017.09.002

Title: Ab initio study of electron mean free paths and thermoelectric properties of lead telluride

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Authors:: Song, Qichen; Liu, Te-Huan; Zhou, Jiawei; Ding, Zhiwei; Chen, Gang

Publication Date:: 2017-09-01

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

OSTI Identifier:: 1549341

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Materials Today Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Materials Today Physics Journal Volume: 2 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2542-5293

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Song, Qichen, Liu, Te-Huan, Zhou, Jiawei, Ding, Zhiwei, and Chen, Gang. Ab initio study of electron mean free paths and thermoelectric properties of lead telluride.  Netherlands: N. p., 2017. 
        Web.  doi:10.1016/j.mtphys.2017.09.002.

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                    Song, Qichen, Liu, Te-Huan, Zhou, Jiawei, Ding, Zhiwei, & Chen, Gang. Ab initio study of electron mean free paths and thermoelectric properties of lead telluride.  Netherlands.  doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2017.09.002

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                    Song, Qichen, Liu, Te-Huan, Zhou, Jiawei, Ding, Zhiwei, and Chen, Gang. Fri .  
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  title        = {Ab initio study of electron mean free paths and thermoelectric properties of lead telluride},

  author       = {Song, Qichen and Liu, Te-Huan and Zhou, Jiawei and Ding, Zhiwei and Chen, Gang},

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  journal      = {Materials Today Physics},

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  place        = {Netherlands},

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  month        = {9}

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