%0 Journal Article
%A Maciá Barber, Enrique Alfonso
%T Compatibility factor of segmented thermoelectric generators based on quasicrystalline alloys
%D 2004
%@ 1098-0121
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52110
%X In this work we present a prospective study on the possible use of certain quasicrystalline alloys in order to improve the efficiency of segmented thermoelectric generators. To this end, we obtain a closed analytical expression for their compatibility factor [G. J. Snyder and T. S. Ursell, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 148301 (2003)]. By comparing our analytical results with available experimental data we conclude that a promising high temperature material, compatible with benchmark thermoelectric materials, can be found among AlPdMn based icosahedral quasicrystals.
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