journal article·2026-07

Impacts of Sn-doping on the structural and thermoelectric properties of PbTe alloys

A. El-Khouly, E. M. Elsehly, A. M. Adam, M. A. El-Hadek, E. M. M. Ibrahim

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 7
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