Effects of confinement and orientation on the thermoelectric power factor of silicon nanowires
N Neophytou, H Kosina - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2011 - APS
It is suggested that low dimensionality can improve the thermoelectric (TE) power factor of a
device, offering an enhancement of the ZT figure of merit. In this paper, the atomistic sp 3 d 5 …
device, offering an enhancement of the ZT figure of merit. In this paper, the atomistic sp 3 d 5 …
Transport through an electrostatically defined quantum dot lattice in a two-dimensional electron gas
Quantum dot lattices (QDLs) have the potential to allow for the tailoring of optical, magnetic,
and electronic properties of a user-defined artificial solid. We use a dual gated device …
and electronic properties of a user-defined artificial solid. We use a dual gated device …
Numerical study of the thermoelectric power factor in ultra-thin Si nanowires
N Neophytou, H Kosina - Journal of Computational Electronics, 2012 - Springer
Low dimensional structures have demonstrated improved thermoelectric (TE) performance
because of a drastic reduction in their thermal conductivity, κ l. This has been observed for a …
because of a drastic reduction in their thermal conductivity, κ l. This has been observed for a …
[BUCH][B] A study of thermoelectric properties of graphene materials
C Twombly - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Graphene has very beneficial charge transport properties which make it an interesting
potential thermoelectric material, but its thermoelectric efficiency is limited by large thermal …
potential thermoelectric material, but its thermoelectric efficiency is limited by large thermal …
Electrostatic modulation of periodic potentials in a two-dimensional electron gas: From antidot lattice to quantum dot lattice
We use a dual gated device structure to introduce a gate-tuneable periodic potential in a
GaAs/AlGaAs two dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Using only a suitable choice of gate …
GaAs/AlGaAs two dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Using only a suitable choice of gate …