Thermoelectric figure of merit of a one-dimensional conductor

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L. D. Hicks · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

M. S. Dresselhaus · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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We investigate the effect on the thermoelectric figure of merit of preparing materials in the form of one-dimensional conductors or quantum wires. Our calculations show that this approach has the potential to achieve a significant increase in the figure of merit over both the bulk value and the calculated superlattice values.

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Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Thermal properties of materials Topological Materials and Phenomena

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Published in: Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Volume 47, Issue 24, pp. 16631-16634

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.47.16631

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Thermoelectric figure of merit of a one-dimensional conductor

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