DOI: 10.1063/1.2209707. High electrical power density from PbTe-based quantum-dot superlattice unicouple thermoelectric devices

High electrical power density from PbTe-based quantum-dot superlattice unicouple thermoelectric devices

10.1063/1.2209707

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Abstract

We describe the first demonstration of PbTe-based, cross-plane quantum-dot superlattice (QDSL) unicouple thermoelectric generator devices fabricated from nanostructured, thick-film materials (∼100μm). Both n- and p-type QDSL materials were investigated. With ∼220K temperature difference across small thermoelements (∼95μm length, 4mm2 cross-sectional area), electrical power outputs up to 89mW and power densities up to 2.2W∕cm2 have been demonstrated for both n- and p-type materials. The devices consist of a substrate-free, bulklike slab of molecular beam epitaxy grown PbSeTe∕PbTe QDSL material as the n- or p-type leg and a copper wire as the other p-type leg.

Bibliography

Harman, T. C., Reeder, R. E., Walsh, M. P., LaForge, B. E., Hoyt, C. D., & Turner, G. W. (2006). High electrical power density from PbTe-based quantum-dot superlattice unicouple thermoelectric devices. Applied Physics Letters, 88(24).

Authors 6

T. C. Harman (first)
R. E. Reeder (additional)
M. P. Walsh (additional)
B. E. LaForge (additional)
C. D. Hoyt (additional)
G. W. Turner (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	19 years, 2 months ago (June 13, 2006, 6:19 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 1 month ago (July 31, 2023, 8:37 p.m.)
Indexed	1 month ago (July 30, 2025, 6:46 a.m.)
Issued	19 years, 2 months ago (June 12, 2006)
Published	19 years, 2 months ago (June 12, 2006)
Published Online	19 years, 2 months ago (June 13, 2006)
Published Print	19 years, 2 months ago (June 12, 2006)

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BibTeX

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