Enhanced magneto-thermoelectric power factor of a 70 nm Ni-nanowire

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Mitdank, R ^a   Handwerg, M ^a   Steinweg, C ^a,b   Tollner W ^c   Daub, M ^d   Nielsch, K ^c   Fischer, S F ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; ANISOTROPIC MAGNETORESISTANCE; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETO-THERMOPOWER; POWER FACTORS; SINGLE NANOWIRES;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84862123724     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4721896     Document Type: Conference Paper

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