Rectification of electronic heat current by a hybrid thermal diode

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 303-307

  Martínez Pérez, Maria José ^a   Fornieri, Antonio ^a   Giazotto, Francesco ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NANOSCIENZE CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODES; ENERGY HARVESTING; HEAT CONDUCTION; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TEMPERATURE;

BIAS CONFIGURATION; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL REALIZATIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; QUANTUM INFORMATION; RADIATION DETECTION; THERMAL CIRCUITS; THERMAL ISOLATION;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; DIODE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT; LOW TEMPERATURE; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DETECTION; SOLID STATE; SUPERCONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL DIODE;

EID: 84927176205     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2015.11     Document Type: Article

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