Theoretical analysis of a field emission enhanced semiconductor thermoelectric cooler

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1745-1751

  Chung, Moon ^a,c   Miskovsky, N M ^a   Cutler, P H ^a   Kumar, Nalin ^b   Patel, V ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UHV Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Field emission; High thermal impedence; Thermoelectric cooler

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

THERMOELECTRIC COOLERS;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 0043095305     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(03)00185-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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