Thermoelectric efficiency of graded SicGe1–c alloys

@article{Rogolino2018ThermoelectricEO,
title={Thermoelectric efficiency of graded SicGe1–c alloys},
author={Patrizia Rogolino and Vito Antonio Cimmelli},
journal={Journal of Applied Physics},
year={2018}
}
• Published 5 September 2018
• Materials Science
• Journal of Applied Physics
We consider SicGe1–c graded systems of length L = 3 mm and L = 100 nm, under the action of an electric field E, and crossed by an electrical current i, the two sides of which are kept at two different temperatures Th and Tc. The dependence on composition and temperature of the thermal conductivity is analyzed. We evaluate the thermal conductivity in correspondence of the constant temperatures T = 300 K, T = 400 K, and T = 500 K and investigate the thermoelectric efficiency of the system as a…
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