Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1532142
- Patent Number(s):
- 9209375
- Application Number:
- 12/175,027
- Assignee:
- California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-04ER46175; N00014-07-1-0360; N00014-06-1-0938; CCF0524490
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2008-07-17
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Boukai, Akram, Bunimovich, Yuri, Goddard, William A., Heath, James R., and Tahir-Kheli, Jamil. Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web.
Boukai, Akram, Bunimovich, Yuri, Goddard, William A., Heath, James R., & Tahir-Kheli, Jamil. Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires. United States.
Boukai, Akram, Bunimovich, Yuri, Goddard, William A., Heath, James R., and Tahir-Kheli, Jamil. Tue .
"Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1532142.
@article{osti_1532142,
title = {Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires},
author = {Boukai, Akram and Bunimovich, Yuri and Goddard, William A. and Heath, James R. and Tahir-Kheli, Jamil},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.
Works referenced in this record:
Thermoelectric Device, Thermoelectric Device Module, and Method of Forming the Thermoelectric Device
patent-application, May 2010
- Jang, Moon-Gyu; Jun, Myung-Sim; Roh, Tae-Moon
- US Patent Application 12/503936; 20100126548
Methods of fabricating nanostructures and nanowires and devices fabricated therefrom
patent, August 2009
- Majumdar, Arun; Shakouri, Ali; Sands, Timothy D.
- US Patent Document 7,569,941
Nanowire Thermoelectric Device
patent-application, June 2010
- Chou, Ya-Wen; Jeng, Ming-Shan; Wu, Shih-Kuo
- US Patent Application 12/541981; 20100147350
Method and apparatus for the use of self-assembled nanowires for the removal of heat from integrated circuits
patent-application, August 2004
- Dangelo, Carlos
- US Patent Application 10/762666; 20040152240
Growth method for silicon nanowires and nanoparticle chains from silicon monoxide
patent, November 2001
- Lee, Shuit-Tong; Wang, Ning; Lee, Chun-Sing
- US Patent Document 6,313,015
Nanowire varactor diode and methods of making same
patent, October 2006
- Stumbo, David; Chen, Jian; Heald, David
- US Patent Document 7,115,971
Silicon optoelectronic device using silicon nanowire and method for preparing the same
patent-application, November 2005
- Choi, Heon Jin; Lee, Jung-Chul; Park, Young Ju
- US Patent Document 11/012698; 20050253138
Process of Forming Silicon-Based Nanowires
patent-application, August 2005
- Lai, Ming-Shyong; Lin, Chih-Jen; Chen, Hung-Cheng
- US Patent Application 10/918479; 20050176264
Nanowires, nanostructures and devices fabricated therefrom
patent, April 2005
- Majumdar, Arun; Shakouri, Ali; Sands, Timothy D.
- US Patent Document 6,882,051
Works referencing / citing this record:
Method for forming thermoelectric element using electrolytic etching
patent, February 2016
- Boukai, Akram I.; Tham, Douglas W.; Liang, Haifan
- US Patent Document 9,263,662
Systems and methods for forming thermoelectric devices
patent, December 2016
- Boukai, Akram I.; Tham, Douglas W.; Hopkins, Adam Bayne
- US Patent Document 9,515,246
Thermoelectric smartwatch
patent, June 2018
- Boukai, Akram I.; Tham, Douglas W.; Liang, Haifan
- US Patent Document D819,627
Systems and methods for forming thermoelectric devices
patent, February 2019
- Boukai, Akram I.; Tham, Douglas W.
- US Patent Document 10,205,080
Phononic structures and related devices and methods
patent, March 2017
- Mitrovic, Slobodan; Yu, Jen-Kan; Heath, James R.
- US Patent Document 9,595,653
Nanomesh phononic structures for low thermal conductivity and thermoelectric energy conversion materials
patent, August 2016
- Yu, Jen-Kan; Mitrovic, Slobodan; Heath, James R.
- US Patent Document 9,419,198
Methods for forming thermoelectric elements
patent, June 2018
- Boukai, Akram I.; Tham, Douglas W.
- US Patent Document 10,003,004