Non-Linear Thermoelectric Devices with Surface-Disordered Nanowires

We reviewed some recent ideas to improve the efficiency and power output of thermoelectric nano-devices. We focused on two essentially independent aspects: (i) increasing the charge current by taking advantage of an interplay between the material and the thermodynamic parameters, which is only avail...

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Main Authors:	Peter Markoš, Khandker Muttalib
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:	Applied Nano
Subjects:	thermoelectricity non-linear regime nanowires surface disorder localized phonons
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3501/2/3/13

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spelling	doaj-fa097245e5da4291b285281bb8832ed92021-09-25T23:38:49ZengMDPI AGApplied Nano2673-35012021-07-0121316218310.3390/applnano2030013Non-Linear Thermoelectric Devices with Surface-Disordered NanowiresPeter Markoš0Khandker Muttalib1Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava, 842 28 Bratislava, SlovakiaDepartment of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USAWe reviewed some recent ideas to improve the efficiency and power output of thermoelectric nano-devices. We focused on two essentially independent aspects: (i) increasing the charge current by taking advantage of an interplay between the material and the thermodynamic parameters, which is only available in the non-linear regime; and (ii) decreasing the heat current by using nanowires with surface disorder, which helps excite localized phonons at random positions that can strongly scatter the propagating phonons carrying the thermal current.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3501/2/3/13thermoelectricitynon-linear regimenanowiressurface disorderlocalized phonons
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title	Non-Linear Thermoelectric Devices with Surface-Disordered Nanowires
title_short	Non-Linear Thermoelectric Devices with Surface-Disordered Nanowires
title_full	Non-Linear Thermoelectric Devices with Surface-Disordered Nanowires
title_fullStr	Non-Linear Thermoelectric Devices with Surface-Disordered Nanowires
title_full_unstemmed	Non-Linear Thermoelectric Devices with Surface-Disordered Nanowires
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publisher	MDPI AG
series	Applied Nano
issn	2673-3501
publishDate	2021-07-01
description	We reviewed some recent ideas to improve the efficiency and power output of thermoelectric nano-devices. We focused on two essentially independent aspects: (i) increasing the charge current by taking advantage of an interplay between the material and the thermodynamic parameters, which is only available in the non-linear regime; and (ii) decreasing the heat current by using nanowires with surface disorder, which helps excite localized phonons at random positions that can strongly scatter the propagating phonons carrying the thermal current.
topic	thermoelectricity non-linear regime nanowires surface disorder localized phonons
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3501/2/3/13
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Non-Linear Thermoelectric Devices with Surface-Disordered Nanowires

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