Compromise of thermoelectric and mechanical properties in LiSbTe2 and LiBiTe2 alloyed SnTe

Fengkai Guo; Jianbo Zhu; Bo Cui; Yuxin Sun; Xinghong Zhang; Wei Cai; Jiehe Sui

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117922

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Compromise of thermoelectric and mechanical properties in LiSbTe2 and LiBiTe2 alloyed SnTe

Fengkai Guo

Acta Materialia Vol. 231 pp. 117922 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jun 01, 2022
Vol/Issue: 231
Pages: 117922
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Nankai University

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 51871082

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province Award: ZD2020E003

Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Foundation Award: LBH-Z20147

Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Guangxi Province of China Award: 2021M690814

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Fengkai Guo, Jianbo Zhu, Bo Cui, et al. (2022). Compromise of thermoelectric and mechanical properties in LiSbTe2 and LiBiTe2 alloyed SnTe. Acta Materialia, 231, 117922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117922

Compromise of thermoelectric and mechanical properties in LiSbTe2 and LiBiTe2 alloyed SnTe

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