Nanostructures having high performance thermoelectric properties
Abstract
The invention provides for a nanostructure, or an array of such nanostructures, each comprising a rough surface, and a doped or undoped semiconductor. The nanostructure is an one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructure, such a nanowire, or a two-dimensional (2-D) nanostructure. The nanostructure can be placed between two electrodes and used for thermoelectric power generation or thermoelectric cooling.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1233515
- Patent Number(s):
- 9219215
- Application Number:
- 14/226,569
- Assignee:
- The Regents of The University of California
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 26
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Citation Formats
Yang, Peidong, Majumdar, Arunava, Hochbaum, Allon I., Chen, Renkun, and Delgado, Raul Diaz. Nanostructures having high performance thermoelectric properties. United States: N. p., 2015.
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Yang, Peidong, Majumdar, Arunava, Hochbaum, Allon I., Chen, Renkun, & Delgado, Raul Diaz. Nanostructures having high performance thermoelectric properties. United States.
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abstractNote = {The invention provides for a nanostructure, or an array of such nanostructures, each comprising a rough surface, and a doped or undoped semiconductor. The nanostructure is an one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructure, such a nanowire, or a two-dimensional (2-D) nanostructure. The nanostructure can be placed between two electrodes and used for thermoelectric power generation or thermoelectric cooling.},
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