Title :
Experimental study of thermoelectric properties of InSb nanowires
Author :
Vedernikov, M.V. ; Uryupin, O.N. ; Goltsman, B.M. ; Ivanov, Yu.V. ; Kumzerov, Yu.A.
Author_Institution :
A.F. Ioffe Phys. Tech. Inst., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
Experimental investigation of thermoelectric properties of nanowires with diameter of about 5 nm has been carried out. Chrysotile asbestos (the natural mineral) was used for a sample preparation. Its nano-sized channels were filled in by melted InSb. The measurements have shown that temperature dependencies of electrical resistance and thermopower of produced quantum wire structures differ considerably from corresponding dependencies of bulk InSb. It has been noted that the obtained results are better described by Luttinger liquid model than by the usual Fermi gas one
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Luttinger liquid; indium compounds; nanostructured materials; semiconductor quantum wires; thermoelectric power; InSb; InSb nanowires; Luttinger liquid model; chrysotile asbestos; quantum wire structures; temperature dependencies; thermoelectric properties; thermopower; Conductivity; Conductors; Electron mobility; Minerals; Nanowires; Physics; Semiconductor superlattices; Temperature dependence; Thermoelectricity; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Thermoelectrics, 2001. Proceedings ICT 2001. XX International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7205-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICT.2001.979906
