Thermal conductivity reduction in HgTe/CdTe superlattices

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 2033-2036

  Bies, W E ^a   Ehrenreich, H ^a   Runge, E ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAAS/ALAS SUPERLATTICE; HGTE/CDTE; HGTE/CDTE SUPERLATTICE; PHONON DISPERSIONS; REDUCTION FACTOR; TECHNIQUES USED; THERMOELECTRIC COOLER;

SUPERLATTICES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33845459378     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1432473     Document Type: Article

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