Potential-step amplified nonequilibrium thermal-electric converters

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Chen, Gang ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TEMPERATURES; POWER GENERATIONS; SEEBECK VOLTAGE; THERMOELECTRIC COOLERS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT FLUX; PHONONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOELECTRICITY; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 21544440168     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1868082     Document Type: Article

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