Title :
Quantum limit of the thermoelectric efficiency of heterogeneous media at low temperatures
Author :
Ktitorov, S.A. ; Zaitsev, V.K. ; Fedorov, M.I.
Author_Institution :
A.F. Ioffe Physicotech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
A quantum limit of the thermoelectric efficiency for heterogeneous media with weak links is established with a use of the Landauer-type formulae.
Keywords :
inhomogeneous media; thermoelectricity; Landauer-type formulae; heterogeneous media; low temperatures; quantum limit; thermoelectric efficiency; Bridges; Conducting materials; Crystallization; Nonhomogeneous media; Phonons; Reflection; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectricity; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Thermoelectrics, 2003 Twenty-Second International Conference on - ICT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8301-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICT.2003.1287557
