Planar thermoelectric microgenerators based on silicon nanowires

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 851-855

  Davila D ^a   Tarancon A ^a,b   Kendig, D ^c   Fernandez Regulez M ^a   Sabate N ^a   Salleras, M ^a   Calaza, C ^a   Cane C ^a   Gracia I ^a   Figueras, E ^a   Santander, J ^a   San Paulo, A ^a   Shakouri, A ^c   Fonseca, L ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b CATALONIA INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH IREC   (Spain)

^c University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

harvesting; Microgenerator; silicon nanowires; thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; HEAT FLOWS; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY; MICROFABRICATED; MICROGENERATORS; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; SILICON NANOWIRES; SILICON-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATES; SUSPENDED STRUCTURE; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL; THERMOREFLECTANCE; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID MECHANISM;

HEAT TRANSFER; MICROFABRICATION; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NANOWIRES; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ELECTRIC WIRE;

EID: 79955908832     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-011-1591-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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