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Electric and Thermal Transport Calculations through Interface and Applications to Thermoelectric Energy Conversion

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: We present the electrical and thermal transport calculations through interface of metallic aluminum and semiconductor silicon materials. The obtained transport results are utilized to find the thermoelectric properties of Seebeck coefficient and figure of merits. We find that the increase of Seebeck coefficients and also the decrease of thermal transport due to the scatterings of electrons and phonons at the nanometer-size interface enhances the efficiency of thermoelectric energy conversion around the Fermi energy. [DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2014.115]

Source: e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology

DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2014.115

Authors: Kenji Hirose, Kazuaki Kobayashi, Masato Shimono, Hiroyuki Ishii, Nobuhiko Kobayashi

Institutions: NEC (Japan), National Institute for Materials Science, University of Tsukuba

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $93