Effect of Surface Treatment of n-type Bi2Te3-based Materials on the Properties of Thermoelectric Units

Siheng HUA; Dongwang YANG; Hao TANG; Xiong YUAN; Ruoyu ZHAN; Zhuoming XU; Jianan LYU; Yani XIAO; Yonggao YAN; Xinfeng TANG

doi:10.15541/jim20220106

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