Thermoelectric properties of a chain of coupled quantum dots embedded in a nanowire

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Kuo, David M T ^a,b   Chang, Yia Chung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMB-BLOCKADE REGIME; COUPLED QUANTUM DOTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE; EXTENDED HUBBARD MODEL; KELDYSH GREEN'S FUNCTION; METALLIC ELECTRODES; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS;

CHAINS; COULOMB BLOCKADE; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTRODES; MEAN FIELD THEORY; NANOWIRES; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84887446081     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.4808336     Document Type: Article

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