Phonon transport and thermoelectricity in defect-engineered InAs nanowires

Weathers, AnnieMoore, Arden LPettes, Michael TSalta, DanielKim, JaehyunDick, KimberlySamuelson, LarsLinke, HeinerCaroff, PhilippeShi, Li2015-12-10November 29781605113852http://hdl.handle.net/1885/58764There have been reports of improvements in the thermoelectric figure of merit through the use of nanostructured materials to suppress the lattice thermal conductivity. Here, we report on a fundamental study of the combined effects of defect planes and surKeywords: Four-probe measurement; Lattice thermal conductivity; Metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy; Microfabricated devices; Platinum resistance thermometers; Thermoelectric figure of merit; Thermoelectric properties; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM); Defects;Phonon transport and thermoelectricity in defect-engineered InAs nanowires201210.1557/opl.2012.3422016-02-24