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Discrete State Simulation of Electrical Conductivity and the Peltier Effect for Arbitrary Band Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Peter P. F. Radkowski III  and
Timothy D. Sands
Peter P. F. Radkowski III
Affiliation:
Applied Science and Technology Graduate Group and Materials Science and Engineering University of California Berkeley, California 94720
Timothy D. Sands
Affiliation:
Applied Science and Technology Graduate Group and Materials Science and Engineering University of California Berkeley, California 94720
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Abstract

An object-oriented, discrete state method for simulating coupled systems was defined. A proof-of-principle simulation of the effect of acoustic phonon scattering on electrical current was performed. Steady-state and relaxation processes were numerically simulated. A relaxation time constant was measured. The numerical simulation of Peltier cooling and heating was defined as a special case of the scattering and transport physics of the proof-of-principle simulation. The scattering terms were designed to account for local interface conditions.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 691: Symposium G – Thermoelectric Materials 2001--Research and Applications , 2001 , G8.5
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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