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      A2Bi8Se13 (A = Rb, Cs), CsBi3.67Se6, and BaBi2Se4: New ternary semiconducting bismuth selenides 

      Iordanidis, L.; Brazis, P. W.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Ireland, J.; Lane, M.; Kannewurf, C. R.; Chen, W.; Dyck, J. S.; Uher, C.; Ghelani, N. A.; Hogan, T.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (2001)
      Rb2Bi8Se13 (I), Cs2Bi8Se13 (II), CsBi3.67Se6 (III), and BaBi2Se4 (IV) were synthesized by direct combination reactions of the A/Se (A = Rb, Cs, Ba) and Bi2Se3 at ≥650 °C. Their structures were determined by single-crystal ...
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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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      Highly anisotropic crystal growth and thermoelectric properties of K 2Bi 8-xSb xSe 13 solid solutions: Band gap anomaly at low x 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Dyck, J. S.; Chen, W.; Chung, D. Y.; Uher, C.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (2002)
      The thermoelectric properties of solid solutions of the type β-K 2Bi 8-xSb xSe 13 (0<x<8) were studied with respect to thermal behavior, band gap variation, and charge transport properties as a function of x. At x values ...
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      Lattice thermal conductivity of K 2(Bi 1-zSb z) 8Se 13 solid solutions 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Paraskevopoulous, M.; Dyck, J. S.; Shin, H. K.; Uher, C.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (2004)
      The influence of the Bi/Sb partial substitution to the lattice thermal conductivity of the K 2(Bi 1-zSb z) 8Se 13 solid solution series was studied. The variation of the lattice thermal conductivity with comparison was ...
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      Structure inhomogeneities, shallow defects, and charge transport in the series of thermoelectric materials K2Bi8-xSb xSe13 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Malliakas, C. D.; Dyck, J. S.; Uher, C.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (2006)
      The charge transport properties of the low-dimensional thermoelectric materials K2 Bi8-x Sbx Se13 (0<x≤8) were studied as a function of temperature and composition. The Seebeck coefficient shows an evolution from n - to p ...
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      Synthesis, crystal structure and thermoelectric properties of β-K 2Bi 8Se 13 solid solutions 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Chung, D. Y.; Dyck, J. S.; Uher, C.; Lal, S.; Loo, S.; Hogan, T.; Ireland, J.; Kannewurf, C. R.; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006 Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, T.Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States, 2003)
      Solid solution series of the type K 2Bi 8-xSb xSe 13, K 2-xRb xBi 8Se 13 as well as K 2B 18Se 13-xS x were prepared and the distribution of the atoms (Bi/Sb, K/Rb and Se/S) on different crystallographic sites, the band ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of K2Bi8-xSbxSe13 solid solutions and Se doping 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Dyck, J. S.; Chen, W.; Chung, D. Y.; Uher, C.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, T.Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States, 2002)
      Our efforts to improve the thermoelectric properties of β-K2Bi8Se13, led to systematic studies of solid solutions of the type β-K2Bi8-xSbxSe13. The charge transport properties and thermal conductivities were studied for ...