Estimating Energy Conversion Efficiency of Thermoelectric Materials: Constant Property Versus Average Property Models
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Electronic Materials
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0361-5235,1543-186X
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-016-4890-x