Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 34, Issue 3, 247(2019)

Progress on High-throughput Synthesis and Characterization Methods for Thermoelectric Materials

Jun LUO1...2, Shi-Yang HE1, Zhi-Li LI1, Yong-Bo LI1, Feng WANG1, Ji-Ye ZHANG1, [in Chinese]1,2, [in Chinese]1, [in Chinese]1, [in Chinese]1, [in Chinese]1 and [in Chinese]1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 22. Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    Jun LUO, Shi-Yang HE, Zhi-Li LI, Yong-Bo LI, Feng WANG, Ji-Ye ZHANG, [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese]. Progress on High-throughput Synthesis and Characterization Methods for Thermoelectric Materials[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019, 34(3): 247

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 19, 2018

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    Published Online: Sep. 26, 2021

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    DOI:10.15541/jim20180335

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