High Pressure Synthesis of p-Type CeyFe4−xCoxSb12 Skutterudites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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x | y | a (nm) | S (μV K−1) | ρ (μΩ m) | p (1020 cm−3) | μ (cm2 V−1 s−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0.92 (2) | 0.9167 (3) | 76.2 | 5.0 | 21.5 | 5.8 |
0.49 (1) | 0.88 (2) | 0.9153 (3) | 84.3 | 6.9 | 17.1 | 5.3 |
0.97 (2) | 0.85 (2) | 0.9140 (3) | 99.4 | 14.3 | 9.5 | 4.6 |
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Liu, Y.; Li, X.; Zhang, Q.; Zhang, L.; Yu, D.; Xu, B.; Tian, Y. High Pressure Synthesis of p-Type CeyFe4−xCoxSb12 Skutterudites. Materials 2016, 9, 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9040257
Liu Y, Li X, Zhang Q, Zhang L, Yu D, Xu B, Tian Y. High Pressure Synthesis of p-Type CeyFe4−xCoxSb12 Skutterudites. Materials. 2016; 9(4):257. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9040257
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Yadi, Xiaohui Li, Qian Zhang, Long Zhang, Dongli Yu, Bo Xu, and Yongjun Tian. 2016. "High Pressure Synthesis of p-Type CeyFe4−xCoxSb12 Skutterudites" Materials 9, no. 4: 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9040257