An efficient algorithm to calculate intrinsic thermoelectric parameters based on Landauer approach

Journal of Computational Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-66

  Paul, Abhijeet ^a   Salamat, Shuaib ^a   Jeong, Changwook ^a   Klimeck, Gerhard ^a   Lundstrom, Mark ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution of modes; Electronic structure; Landauer's method; Phonons; Thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT REGIME; DISPERSION DATA; DISTRIBUTION OF MODES; ENERGY DISPERSIONS; ENERGY GRIDS; ENERGY RELATIONS; LANDAUER; MEAN FREE PATH; PARABOLIC BANDS; PROPAGATING MODE; THERMOELECTRIC PARAMETERS; TRANSPORT DIRECTION;

ALGORITHMS; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PHONONS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 84860884415     PISSN: 15698025     EISSN: 15728137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10825-011-0379-2     Document Type: Article

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