Double thermoelectric power factor of a 2D electron system

Yuqiao Zhang; Bin Feng; Hiroyuki Hayashi; Cheng-Ping Chang; Yu-Miin Sheu; Isao Tanaka; Yuichi Ikuhara; Hiromichi Ohta

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04660-4

Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Double thermoelectric power factor of a 2D electron system

Yuqiao Zhang,
Bin Feng,
Hiroyuki Hayashi,
Cheng-Ping Chang,
Yu-Miin Sheu,
Isao Tanaka,
Yuichi Ikuhara,
Hiromichi Ohta

Affiliations

Yuqiao Zhang: Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
Bin Feng: Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Hayashi: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University
Cheng-Ping Chang: Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University
Yu-Miin Sheu: Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University
Isao Tanaka: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University
Yuichi Ikuhara: Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo
Hiromichi Ohta: Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04660-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The accelerated growth of thermoelectric technology that efficiently converts waste heat to electricity necessitates the development of high-performance materials. Here, the authors experimentally demonstrate a 2D electron system with enhanced two-dimensionality and thermoelectric power factor.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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