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Title: Multilayer Thermionic Refrigeration

Conference ·
OSTI ID:11470

A review is presented of our program to construct an efficient solid state refrigerator based on thermionic emission of electrons over periodic barriers in the solid. The experimental program is to construct a simple device with one barrier layer using a three layers: metal-semiconductor-metal. The theoretical program is doing calculations to determine: (i) the optimal layer thickness, and (ii) the thermal conductivity.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE Office of Science (SC); University of Tennessee, Knoxville (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
11470
Report Number(s):
ORNL/CP-104507; TRN: AH200128%%769
Resource Relation:
Conference: International Conference on Thermoelectric, Baltimore, MD (US), 08/30/1999--09/03/1999; Other Information: PBD: 30 Aug 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English