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Prospects for High Thermoelectric Figures of Merit in 2D Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

M. S. Dresselhaus ,
X. Sun ,
S. B. Cronin ,
T. Koga ,
G. Dresselhaus  and
K. L. Wang
M. S. Dresselhaus
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
X. Sun
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
S. B. Cronin
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
T. Koga
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
G. Dresselhaus
Affiliation:
Francis Bitter Magnet Lab., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
K. L. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Abstract

Enhanced ZT has been predicted theoretically and observed experimentally in 2D quantum wells, with good agreement between theory and experiment. Advantages of low dimensional systems for thermoelectric applications are described and prospects for further enhancement of ZT are discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 478: Symposium Q – Thermoelectric Materials - New Directions and Approaches , 1997 , 55
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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