Concept study for a high-efficiency nanowire based thermoelectric

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  O'Dwyer, M F ^a   Humphrey, T E ^b   Linke, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNOT CYCLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; RESONANT TUNNELING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CARNOT LIMIT; ENERGY FILTER; NANOWIRE; THERMAL-TO-ELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33744527384     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/11/S18     Document Type: Article

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