Low-grade-heat energy harvesting using superlattice thermoelectrics for applications in implantable medical devices and sensors

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 265-267

  Watkins, Cynthia ^a   Shen, Bing ^a   Venkatasubramanian, Rama ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; PACEMAKERS; SENSORS; SUPERLATTICES; SURGERY;

ENERGY HARVESTING; POWER WIRELESS SENSORS; SELF SUSTAINING POWER;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 33747391611     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2005.1519934     Document Type: Conference Paper

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