Thermoelectric properties of small diameter carbon nanowires

Carbon

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 286-291

  Tan, X J ^a   Liu, H J ^a   Wei, J ^a   Shi, J ^a   Tang, X F ^b   Uher, C ^c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuhan University of Technology   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON BASED MATERIALS; CARBON NANOWIRE; HIGH POWER FACTOR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NON EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTION METHOD; POWER FACTORS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CARBON; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOWIRES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 84871332275     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.10.060     Document Type: Article

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