Fabrication and characterization of a nanowire/polymer-based nanocomposite for a prototype thermoelectric device

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 505-513

  Abramson, Alexis R ^a   Kim, Woo Chul ^b   Huxtable, Scott T ^c   Yan, Haoquan ^d   Wu, Yiying ^e   Majumdar, Arun ^b   Tien, Chang Lin ^b   Yang, Peidong ^d  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; OHMIC CONTACTS; PLASMA ETCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILICON WAFERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

NANOWIRES; OXYGEN PLASMA ETCHING TECHNIQUES; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE; VAPOR LIQUID SOLID PROCESS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 3142705038     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2004.828742     Document Type: Article

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