机构:
MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USAMIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Dresselhaus, MS
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机构:
[1] MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
来源:
XVII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THERMOELECTRICS, PROCEEDINGS ICT 98
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1998年
关键词:
D O I:
10.1109/ICT.1998.740311
中图分类号:
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号:
摘要:
After three decades of low level activity, the held of thermoelectrics has witnessed a dramatic revival because of the emergence on new promising materials, new strategies for increasing the dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit ZT, and the potential use of quantum well and quantum wife structures to enhance ZT. We emphasize here the advantages of using low dimensional structures for thermoelectric applications. Career opportunities for young people in thermoelectrics research are discussed in this context.