Thermoelectric power in very thin film thermocouples: Quantum size effects

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Cattani, M ^a   Salvadori, M C ^a   Vaz, A R ^a   Teixeira, F S ^a   Brown, I G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILM THICKNESS; QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THIN FILM THERMOCOUPLES;

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMOELECTRICITY; THIN FILM DEVICES;

THERMOCOUPLES;

EID: 33845804811     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2388046     Document Type: Article

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