DocumentCode
2302681
Title
Low dimensional thermoelectrics
Author
Dresselhaus, M.S. ; Koga, T. ; Sun, X. ; Cronin, S.B. ; Wang, K.L. ; Chen, G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
26-29 Aug 1997
Firstpage
12
Lastpage
20
Abstract
Enhanced ZT has been predicted theoretically for low dimensional electronic systems under appropriate experimental conditions. Enhanced ZT has been observed experimentally within 2D quantum wells of PbTe, and good agreement between theory and experiment has been obtained. The advantages of low dimensional systems for thermoelectric applications are described, and prospects for further enhancement of ZT are discussed
Keywords
IV-VI semiconductors; Seebeck effect; lead compounds; semiconductor quantum wells; thermal conductivity; thermoelectric power; 2D quantum wells; PbTe; Seebeck effect; low dimensional electronic systems; thermal conductivity; thermoelectric applications; thermopower; Biological materials; Charge carrier density; Particle scattering; Phonons; Potential well; Quantum mechanics; Sun; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectricity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Thermoelectrics, 1997. Proceedings ICT '97. XVI International Conference on
Conference_Location
Dresden
ISSN
1094-2734
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4057-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICT.1997.666969
Filename
666969
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