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The promise of low dimensional thermoelectric materials for enhanced performance is reviewed, with particular attention given to quantum wells and quantum wires. The high potential of bismuth as a low-dimensional thermoelectric material is discussed.
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Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 41, 755–758 (May 1999)
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Dresselhaus, M.S., Dresselhaus, G., Sun, X. et al. Low-dimensional thermoelectric materials. Phys. Solid State 41, 679–682 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1130849
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