Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: Heat transport at a Fermi-gas/Fermi-liquid (FG/FL) interface is investigated on the basis of a simplified model of a semiconductor-metal interface. The results indicate that the Peltier heat-pumping rate can be increased due to the additional heat exchange at the FG/FL interface associated with the electron phase transition between the Fermi gas and Fermi liquid. The electronic latent energy is defined as a measure of the energy absorption or emission accompanying a phase transition. It is proposed that a thermoelectric system which incorporates FG/FL interfaces may exhibit a higher thermoelectric efficiency than that of a conventional thermoelectric system.
Institution: Cardiff University
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
OpenAlex ID: W2026417332