Silicon nanowire arrays as thermoelectric material for a power microgenerator

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Dvila, D ^a   Tarancon A ^b   Fernndez Reglez, M ^a   Calaza, C ^a   Salleras, M ^a   San Paulo, A ^a   Fonseca, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CATALONIA INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH IREC   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BULK SILICON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; MICRO DEVICES; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNIQUES; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; NANOWIRE GROWTH; NOVEL DESIGN; OPERATION MODE; POWER MICRO-GENERATOR; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEEBECK VOLTAGE; SILICON NANOWIRE ARRAYS; SILICON NANOWIRES; SILICON-BASED; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL; TYPICAL VALUES; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID MECHANISM;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE HEAT;

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EID: 80053587789     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/10/104007     Document Type: Article

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