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A Nanoscale Standard for the Seebeck Coefficient

Mani, Preeti ; Nakpathomkun, Natthapon ; Hoffmann, Eric A. and Linke, Heiner LU orcid (2011) In Nano Letters 11(11). p.4679-4681
Abstract
The Seebeck coefficient, a key parameter describing a material's thermoelectric performance, is generally difficult to measure, and no intrinsic calibration standard exists. Quantum dots and single electron tunneling devices with sharp transmission resonances spaced by many kT have a material-independent Seebeck coefficient that depends only on the electronic charge and the average device temperature T. Here we propose the use of a quantum dot to create an intrinsic, nanoscale standard for the Seebeck coefficient and discuss its implementation.
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Thermoelectrics, Seebeck coefficient, thermopower, quantum dots, measurement standard
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Nano Letters
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11
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11
pages
4679 - 4681
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The American Chemical Society (ACS)
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  • wos:000296674700031
  • scopus:80755125682
  • pmid:22003818
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1530-6992
DOI
10.1021/nl202258f
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English
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  author       = {{Mani, Preeti and Nakpathomkun, Natthapon and Hoffmann, Eric A. and Linke, Heiner}},
  issn         = {{1530-6992}},
  keywords     = {{Thermoelectrics; Seebeck coefficient; thermopower; quantum dots; measurement standard}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{11}},
  pages        = {{4679--4681}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Nano Letters}},
  title        = {{A Nanoscale Standard for the Seebeck Coefficient}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl202258f}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/nl202258f}},
  volume       = {{11}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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