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      Crystal growth of ternary and quaternary alkali metal bismuth chalcogenides using Bridgman technique 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Chung, D. Y.; Choi, K.-S.; Dick, J. S.; Chen, W.; Uher, C.; Kanatzidis, M. (Affiliation: Dept. of Chemistry, Center of Fundamental Mat. Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1322, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, T.Dept. of Chemistry, Center of Fundamental Mat. Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1322, United States, 2001)
      Our exploratory research in new thermoelectric materials has identified the ternary and quaternary bismuth chalcogenides β-K2Bi8Se13, K2.5Bi8.5Se14 and K1+xPb4-2xBi7+xSe15, to have promising properties for thermoelectric ...
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      FTIR Reflectivity spectra of Thermoelectric K2Sb 8Se13 crystals 

      Hatzikraniotis, E.; Hassapis, Th; Kyratsi, Theodora; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (Affiliation: Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of CyprusAffiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, MI 48824, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Hatzikraniotis, E.Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006)
      Investigations of ternary and quaternary compounds, Bi and Sb chalcogenides, have shown that several multinary compounds containing alkali metals present promising thermoelectric properties. In this work, the FTIR reflectivity ...
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      Large positive magnetoresistance in nonstoichiometric NiMnSb thin films on silicon 

      Branford, W. R.; Clowes, S. K.; Syed, M. H.; Bugoslavsky, Y. V.; Gardelis, S.; Androulakis, J.; Giapintzakis, John; Grigorescu, C. E. A.; Berenov, A. V.; Roy, S. B.; Cohen, L. F. (2004)
      The transport properties of pulsed-laser-deposited NiMnSb films on silicon as a function of film thickness were discussed. It was found that a low-temperature upturn was observed in the resistivity for film thicknesses of ...
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      Synthesis, Crystallographic Studies, and Characterization of K 2Bi8Se13-xSx Solid Solutions 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Kanatzidis, M. G. (2003)
      The detailed crystal structures of selected members of solid solutions of the thermoelectric compounds K2Bi8Se13-xS x with x = 4, x = 6 and x = 10 were determined. The purpose of this study was to understand the nature of ...