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Nanocomposite materials for thermoelectric energy conversion: A brief survey of recent patents

Zhou et al., 2011

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10877716011894208133
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Zhou M
C Holgate T
He J
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The past few decades have witnessed an increasing demand for renewable energy technology, including that of direct thermal to electrical energy conversion via thermoelectricity. Central to high efficient thermoelectric (TE) energy conversion is a high …
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