Nanoscale thermal transport and microrefrigerators on a chip

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1613-1638

  Shakouri, Ali ^a  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Embedded nanoparticles; Microrefrigeration; Nanoscale heat transport; Nanotechnology; Quantum dots; Superlattices; Thermal boundary resistance; Thermionics; Thermoelectrics; Thermotunneling

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; REFRIGERATORS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EMBEDDED NANOPARTICLES; MICROREFRIGERATION; NANOSCALE HEAT TRANSPORT; THERMAL BOUNDARY RESISTANCE; THERMOTUNNELING;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 33947312728     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2006.879787     Document Type: Review

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