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Measuring Temperature Gradients over Nanometer Length Scales.

Hoffmann, Eric A ; Nilsson, Henrik LU ; Matthews, Jason E ; Nakpathomkun, Natthapon ; Persson, Ann LU ; Samuelson, Lars LU and Linke, Heiner (2009) In Nano Letters 9(2). p.779-783
Abstract
When a quantum dot is subjected to a thermal gradient, the temperature of electrons entering the dot can be determined from the dot's thermocurrent if the conductance spectrum and background temperature are known. We demonstrate this technique by measuring the temperature difference across a 15 nm quantum dot embedded in a nanowire. This technique can be used when the dot's energy states are separated by many kT and will enable future quantitative investigations of electron-phonon interaction, nonlinear thermoelectric effects, and the efficiency of thermoelectric energy conversion in quantum dots.
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Nano Letters
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2
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779 - 783
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1530-6992
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10.1021/nl8034042
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English
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  author       = {{Hoffmann, Eric A and Nilsson, Henrik and Matthews, Jason E and Nakpathomkun, Natthapon and Persson, Ann and Samuelson, Lars and Linke, Heiner}},
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  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Nano Letters}},
  title        = {{Measuring Temperature Gradients over Nanometer Length Scales.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl8034042}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/nl8034042}},
  volume       = {{9}},
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