Using vacancies to tune mechanical and elastic properties in La3−Te4, Nd3−Te4, and Pr3−Te4 rare earth telluride thermoelectric materials
James P. Male, Brea Hogan, Max Wood, Dean Cheikh, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Sabah K. Bux
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceThermoelectric effectThermal expansionTellurideFracture toughnessThermoelectric materialsVickers hardness testBrittlenessCharge carrierCondensed matter physicsComposite materialMetallurgyThermodynamicsThermal conductivityOptoelectronicsMicrostructurePhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Expansion and Ionic ConductivityRare-earth and actinide compounds