Thin-film thermoelectric devices with high room-temperature figures of merit

Rama Venkatasubramanian; Edward Siivola; Thomas Colpitts; Brooks O'Quinn

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Thin-film thermoelectric devices with high room-temperature figures of merit

Rama Venkatasubramanian Edward Siivola Thomas Colpitts Brooks O'Quinn

Nature Vol. 413 No. 6856 pp. 597-602 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Rama Venkatasubramanian, Edward Siivola, Thomas Colpitts, et al. (2001). Thin-film thermoelectric devices with high room-temperature figures of merit. Nature, 413(6856), 597-602. https://doi.org/10.1038/35098012

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