Enhanced thermoelectric performance of rough silicon nanowires

Allon I. Hochbaum; Renkun Chen; Raul Diaz Delgado; Wenjie Liang; Erik C. Garnett; Mark Najarian; Arun Majumdar; Peidong Yang

doi:10.1038/nature06381

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 451
Issue: 7175
Pages: 163-167
Citations: 4006
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                                    Allon I. Hochbaum, 
                                
                                    Renkun Chen, 
                                
                                    Raul Diaz Delgado
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Enhanced thermoelectric performance of rough silicon nanowires. 
                            Nature
                            , 451
                            (7175)
                            , 163-167.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06381
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature06381