Enhancement of thermoelectric efficiency and violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law due to Fano effect

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Gomez Silva G ^a   Avalos Ovando O ^a   Ladron De Guevara M L ^a   Orellana, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ANTIRESONANCES; ARBITRARY VALUES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRONIC CORRELATION; FANO EFFECTS; FIGURE OF MERITS; METAL ELECTRODES; THERMAL CONDUCTANCE; THERMOELECTRIC EFFICIENCY; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; WIEDEMANN-FRANZ LAW;

MAGNETIC FLUX;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 84858965578     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3689817     Document Type: Article

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