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Thermoelectric transport in superlattices

Conference ·
OSTI ID:20014255
The thermoelectric transport properties of superlattices have been studied using an exact solution of the Boltzmann equation. The role of heat transport along the barrier layers, of carrier tunneling through the barriers, of valley degeneracy and of the well width and energy dependences of the carrier-phonon scattering rates on the thermoelectric figure of merit are given. Calculations are given for Bi{sub 2}Te{sub 3} and for PbTe, and the results of recent experiments are discussed.
Research Organization:
Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
Office of Naval Research
OSTI ID:
20014255
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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