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A p-n Sandwich Structure Peltier Device with a Sharp Microtip for Cooling/Heating Micro-objects

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: A thermoelectric solid-state cooling/heating device applicable for small objects was proposed and fabricated as an alternative to the conventional π-shaped device. The device includes a sharp microtip that is positioned between p- and n-type -based bulks, and the tip can be easily exchanged when different targets are cooled or heated. The typical tip size is , and the smallest size is . The tip temperature reached during cooling at a current of 28 A (18.2 W) and during heating at a current of 20 A (12.2 W) when the hot side was set to . The smallest time constant of the device during cooling was as small as 1.0 s at a current of 32 A (23.1 W), and that during heating was 2.0 s at a current of 20 A.

Source: Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters

DOI: 10.1149/1.2839446

Authors: Shigeo Yamaguchi, Toru Anzai, Atsushi Yamamoto

Institutions: Kanagawa University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Kanagawa University

OpenAlex ID: W2036846110

FWCI: 0.744

Cites: 6

Cited by: 9

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