Title :
Thermoelectric materials "A semiclassical approach to dimensionality effects"
Author :
Gubser, Donald U.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
Aug. 29 1999-Sept. 2 1999
Abstract :
We approach the analysis of thermopower from a semiclassical viewpoint, letting the quantum mechanical aspects enter through model specific parameters. In the analysis we explicitly take into account the dimensionality of the material system to ascertain its effect on thermoelectric cooling predictions.
Keywords :
Fermi level; metals; semiconductors; thermoelectricity; Fermi energy; dimensionality effects; figure of merit; model specific parameters; quantum mechanical aspects; semiclassical approach; thermoelectric cooling predictions; thermoelectric materials; thermopower; Effective mass; Electrons; Laboratories; Quantum mechanics; Region 1; Region 2; Scattering; Semiconductor materials; Temperature; Thermoelectricity;
Conference_Titel :
Thermoelectrics, 1999. Eighteenth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5451-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICT.1999.843406
