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Fabrication Method for Thermoelectric Nanodevices
Author(s) -
Lim J. R.,
Whitacre J. F.,
Fleurial J.P.,
Huang C.K.,
Ryan M. A.,
Myung N. V.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200401189
Subject(s) - materials science , nanowire , fabrication , thermoelectric effect , nanotechnology , thermoelectric materials , seebeck coefficient , optoelectronics , composite material , thermal conductivity , medicine , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , thermodynamics
Thermoelectric nanowire‐based devices are fabricated by the electrodeposition of n‐type Bi 2 Te 3 and p‐type BiSbTe nanowire bundles within the same alumina nanotemplate (see Figure). The nanowire bundles are approximately 50 μm in diameter and consist of nanowires 200 nm in diameter and 40 μm in length. These nanostructured materials could be used to create higher‐efficiency power generation or cooling devices.