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Properties of Nanostructured One-Dimensional and Composite Thermoelectric Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Apparao M. Rao ,
Xiaohua Ji  and
Terry M. Tritt
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Abstract

Over a decade ago, Dresselhaus predicted that low-dimensional systems would one day serve as a route to enhanced thermoelectric performance.In this article, recent results in the thermoelectric properties of nanowires and nanotubes are discussed. Various synthesis techniques will be presented, including chemical vapor deposition for the growth of thermoelectric nanostructures in templated alumina.Electrical transport measurements of carbon nanostructures, such as resistivity and thermopower, have revealed some very interesting thermoelectric properties.Challenges still remain concerning the measurement of individual nanostructures such as nanowires.Much work has been performed on the thermoelectric properties of carbon nanotubes, and these results will be highlighted.In addition, routes for enhanced thermoelectric materials have focused on incorporating nanostructures within the bulk materials.The role of these “hybrid composite structures” based on nanomaterials incorporated into the bulk matrix and the potential for enhanced performance are discussed.

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compositenanostructurethermal conductivitythermoelectricity
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 31 , Issue 3: Harvesting Energy through Thermoelectrics: Power Generation and Cooling , March 2006 , pp. 218 - 223
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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