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Rare Earth Thermoelectrics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

G. D. Mahan
G. D. Mahan*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1200, and Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, gmahan@utk.edu
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Abstract

A review is presented of the thermoelectric properties of rare earth compounds. A discussion is presented of the prospects for future improvements in the figure of merit.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 478: Symposium Q – Thermoelectric Materials - New Directions and Approaches , 1997 , 223
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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