Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires
Patent
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OSTI ID:1532142
Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires are described. The thermal conductivity and the thermoelectric power are controlled substantially independently of the electrical conductivity of the nanowires by controlling dimensions and doping, respectively, of the nanowires. A thermoelectric device comprising p-doped and n-doped semiconductor nanowire thermocouples is also shown, together with a method to fabricate alternately p-doped and n-doped arrays of silicon nanowires.
- Research Organization:
- California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-04ER46175
- Assignee:
- California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,209,375
- Application Number:
- 12/175,027
- OSTI ID:
- 1532142
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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