Prospects for thermoelectricity in quantum dot hybrid arrays

被引:61
作者
Urban, Jeffrey J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Div Mat Sci, Mol Foundry, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
关键词
THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY; MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS; NANOCRYSTAL SOLIDS; TRANSPORT; SUPERLATTICES; THERMOPOWER; ENERGY; ENHANCEMENT; POWER; HEAT;
D O I
10.1038/nnano.2015.289
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The electronic, chemical and mechanical properties of quantum dot structures may lead to thermoelectric devices with a range of advantages with respect to existing ones based on bulk polycrystalline materials.
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页码:997 / U114
页数:6
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