...) thermoelectric devices Similar systems have been developed for low mass applications, specifically for microscale systems driven by the need for thermal control in computer microprocessors ( 1 2 3 4 ). Our study of the thermal control of high mass systems utilizes thermo-electric coolers (TECs). Some...

... of molecular-size self-assembled Ge QDs in Si can also show very low thermal conductivity in the three spatial directions. This physical property can be considered in designing new silicon-based crystalline thermoelectric devices, which are compatible with the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS...

...) of the electro-adsorption chiller is expressed in terms of the cycle-average cooling rate of the overall device, i.e., the rate of heat extraction at the evaporator ( Q e v a p ) and the power input from the thermoelectric device ( P i n ) . The overall or net COP is COP...

.... 21 May 2004 31 July 2004 15 02 2005 silicon Ge-Si alloys semiconductor superlattices Peltier effect thermal conductivity nanowires thermoelectric devices phonons semiconductor quantum wires elemental semiconductors cooling reviews 6 Device performance of a Si...

... Manuscript received April 19, 2004; revision received November 3, 2004. Review conducted by: C. Amon. 19 April 2004 03 November 2004 15 02 2005 thermoelectric conversion multichip modules cooling thermal resistance thermoelectric devices thermoelectricity Many advances...