Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1993 · 2.6K citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsSolid State PhysicsThermodynamicsElectrical ConductivityHeat ConductionNanowiresThermal Properties Of MaterialsThermal Properties Of SemiconductorsThermoelectric MaterialsFigure Of Merit EnhancementQuantum WiresSuperlattice ThermoelectricsThermoelectric Figure Of MeritThermoelectric PropertiesThermoelectric TransportThermoelectric Transport Coefficients
We investigate the effect on the thermoelectric figure of merit of preparing materials in the form of one-dimensional conductors or quantum wires. Our calculations show that this approach has the potential to achieve a significant increase in the figure of merit over both the bulk value and the calculated superlattice values.
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Capillarity-induced filling of carbon nanotubes
Pulickel M. Ajayan, Sumio lijima · Nature · 1993 · 1.5K citations
Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +12
Single Crystal Metals Encapsulated in Carbon Nanoparticles
Rodney S. Ruoff, D. C. Lorents, Bryan Chan et al. · Science · 1993 · 655 citations
Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +15