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Flexible Cu 0.005 Bi 0.5 Sb 1.495 Te 3 Thin Films: Magnetron Sputtering Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties

Zesheng GE, Miao LIU, Zhe TANG, Yan ZHOU, Shun WAN, Peng’an ZONG

Journal of Inorganic Materials· Volume 40· Issue 11

Abstract

Cu 0.005 Bi 0.5 Sb 1.495 Te 3 (1. , 211800; 2. , 210023; 3. , 314500) : (PI) Cu0.005Bi0.5Sb1.495Te3(00l) p 0.7 Pa
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