Effect of host-mobility dependent carrier scattering on thermoelectric power factors of polymer composites
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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1021, USA National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 16253 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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