Title :
One-dimensional silicon-based crystals for thermoelectrics
Author :
Druzhinin, Anatoly ; Ostrovskii, Igor ; Kogut, Iurii ; Nichkalo, Stepan
Abstract :
The review of modern semiconductor thermoelectric materials development and methods of their thermoelectric efficiency enhancement has been conducted. Prospects of practical use of silicon and Si1-xGex solid solutions whiskers and nanowires in thermoelectrics have been estimated.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; Seebeck effect; elemental semiconductors; nanowires; reviews; semiconductor quantum wires; silicon; thermal conductivity; whiskers (crystal); Seebeck coefficient; Si; Si1-xGex; one-dimensional silicon-based crystals; review; semiconductor nanowires; semiconductor thermoelectric materials; solid solution whiskers; thermal conductivity; thermoelectric efficiency; thermoelectric figure of merit; Conducting materials; Crystals; Nanowires; Semiconductor materials; Silicon; Solids; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal sensors; Thermoelectricity; Seebeck coefficient; Si1-xGex solid solutions; nanowire; thermal conductivity; thermoelectric figure of merit; whisker;
Conference_Titel :
Modern Problems of Radio Engineering, Telecommunications and Computer Science (TCSET), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lviv-Slavske
Print_ISBN :
978-966-553-875-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-966-553-901-8