Modelling the thermal conductivity of semiconductor NWs; a step forward to the increase of the thermoelectric figure of merit

• Julián Anaya ^[1] ; Juan Jiménez ^[1] ; Tomás Rodríguez ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de Valladolid

     Universidad de Valladolid

     Valladolid, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

     Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Proceedings of the 2013 Spanish Conference on Electron Devices / Héctor García (aut.), Helena Castán Lanaspa (aut.), 2013, ISBN 9781467346665
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • Low dimensional semiconductor structures are very promising for thermoelectric conversion. In particular, the thermal conductivity of semiconductor nanowires (NWs) can be engineered in order to enhance the thermoelectric figure of merit. Modeling the thermal conductivity of NWs is a step forward to the design of advanced thermoelectric devices.