Title :
Thermoelectric Power Generation Using Large Area Si/SiGe pn-Junctions with Varying Ge-Content
Author :
Wagner, Michael ; Span, G. ; Grasser, Tibor
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microelectron., Tech. Univ. Wien
Abstract :
By using the low thermal conductivity of SiGe to increase the average temperature along the pn-junction of the structure, the efficiency and power output of our thermoelectric elements can be increased dramatically. Further improvement can be achieved by using optimized graded Ge content to fully adapt the temperature distribution to our needs
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; elemental semiconductors; germanium; p-n junctions; silicon; temperature distribution; thermal conductivity; thermoelectric power; Si-SiGe; Si/SiGe pn-junctions; temperature distribution; thermal conductivity; thermoelectric elements; thermoelectric power generation; Circuit simulation; Germanium silicon alloys; Photovoltaic cells; Power generation; Power generation economics; Silicon germanium; Solar power generation; Temperature distribution; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectricity;
Conference_Titel :
SiGe Technology and Device Meeting, 2006. ISTDM 2006. Third International
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0461-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISTDM.2006.246537
