Monte Carlo simulation of thermoelectric properties in nanocomposites

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 21-26

  Jeng, Ming Shan ^a,b   Yang, Ronggui ^a,c   Chen, Gang ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Boltzmann Equation; Electrical Conductivity; Monte Carlo; Nanocomposite; Seebeck Coefficient; Thermal Conductivity; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEEBECK EFFECT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33747447525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2005.1519877     Document Type: Conference Paper

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