The phonon scattering mechanism and its effect on the temperature dependent thermal and thermoelectric properties of a silver nanowire
Gui-Cang He, Lina Shi, Yilei Hua, Xiaoli Zhu
Abstract
The Seebeck coefficient and figure of merit of a AgNW are greater than those of bulk silver, and these differences increase with temperature.
Topics & Concepts
Phonon scatteringCondensed matter physicsPhononScatteringMaterials scienceThermoelectric effectScattering rateThermal conductivityAtmospheric temperature rangeDebye modelThermoelectric materialsNanowirePhysicsNanotechnologyThermodynamicsOpticsComposite materialAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies