Correlation between the Atomic Mass and Thermoelectric Figure of Merit (<em>ZT</em>) (IMAGE)

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Correlation between the Atomic Mass and Thermoelectric Figure of Merit (<em>ZT</em>)

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Correlation between the atomic mass and thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT). As the atomic mass of the alkali or alkaline earth metal increases, the ZT also increases. Orange, calcium; yellow, sodium; purple, strontium; green, barium (Yugo Takashima et al, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, October 13, 2020).

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Yugo Takashima et al, <em>Journal of Materials Chemistry A</em>, October 13, 2020

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