Award Date

1-1-2007

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Physics

First Committee Member

Andrew Cornelius

Number of Pages

41

Abstract

Thermoelectric materials have long been investigated for the possible use as a power source. This application was recently put to use in the Voyager space program to power the deep space probes on their journey. However, the research done in this area has yet to completely study the properties of these special materials. As a result, this research aims to investigate the high pressure structure and transport properties of these materials in a effort to better understand why they behave as they do. To this end, various techniques have been performed revealing the high pressure properties of these materials.

Keywords

Material; Structural; Studies; Thermoelectric; Transport

Controlled Subject

Condensed matter; Physics

File Format

pdf

File Size

1556.48 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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