Nanoscale heat transfer and nanostructured thermoelectrics

Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems -Proceedings of the Intersociety Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 8-17

  Chen, Gang ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterostructures; Nanoscale heat transfer; Peltier coolers; Superlattices; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectrics

Indexed keywords

HEAT RESISTANCE; MICROELECTRONICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY;

NANOSCALE HEAT TRANSFER; PELTIER COOLERS; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 4444282110     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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