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Concept study for a high-efficiency nanowire-based thermoelectric
M. F. O'Dwyer, T. E. Humphrey, H. Linke
Materials capable of highly efficient, direct thermal-to-electric energy conversion would have substantial economic potential. Theory predicts that thermoelectric efficiencies appr…
Efficiency in nanostructured thermionic and thermoelectric devices
M. F. O'Dwyer, T. E. Humphrey, R. A. Lewis +1
Advances in solid-state device design now allow the spectrum of transmitted electrons in thermionic and thermoelectric devices to be engineered in ways that were not previously pos…
A new comparison between solid-state thermionics and thermoelectrics
T. E. Humphrey, M. F. O'Dwyer
It is shown that equations for electrical current in solid-state thermionic and thermoelectric devices converge for devices with a width equal to the mean free path of electrons, y…
Reversible thermoelectric nanomaterials
T. E. Humphrey, H. Linke
Irreversible effects in thermoelectric materials limit their efficiency and economy for applications in power generation and refrigeration. While electron transport is unavoidably…
Inhomogeneously doped thermoelectric nanomaterials
T. E. Humphrey, H. Linke
Inhomogeneously doped thermoelectric nanomaterials with a delta-function electronic density of states can operate with Carnot efficiency in the absence of phonon heat leaks. Here w…
Quantum, cyclic and particle-exchange heat engines
T. E. Humphrey, H. Linke
Differences between the thermodynamic behavior of the three-level amplifier (a quantum heat engine based on a thermally pumped laser) and the classical Carnot cycle are usually att…