Optimal Bandwidth for High Efficiency Thermoelectrics
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Optimal bandwidth for high efficiency thermoelectrics.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review Letters
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0031-9007,1079-7114
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.226601