Current trends in the physics of thermoelectric materials

Basic physical ideas and methods that are used to improve the quality of current thermoelectric materials and to increase the thermoelectric figure-of-merit are reviewed with special emphasis on how nanostructure affects the thermoelectric properties of materials.

PACS: 72.15.Jf, 72.20.Pa, 73.50.Lw, 85.80.Fi (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0180.201008b.0821
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Citation: Dmitriev A V, Zvyagin I P "Current trends in the physics of thermoelectric materials" Phys. Usp. 53 789–803 (2010)

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Оригинал: Дмитриев А В, Звягин И П «Современные тенденции развития физики термоэлектрических материалов» УФН 180 821–838 (2010); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0180.201008b.0821

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