Chemical routes to nanocrystalline thermoelectrically relevant AgPb(m)SbTe(m+2) materials.
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A direct synthesis of nanoparticles of the thermoelectrically relevant AgPbmSbTem+2 materials (m = 0, 1, 2) was accomplished in reverse micelles. The procedure offers several distinct advantages and opens the field for experimentation of thermoelectric properties for nanoparticle-derived materials.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
دوره 128 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006