Citation
G. Min et Dm. Rowe, A novel thermoelectric converter employing Fermi gas/liquid interfaces, J PHYS D, 32(6), 1999, pp. L26-L28
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00223727
→ ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
L26 - L28
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3727(19990321)32:6<L26:ANTCEF>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
It has been reported that the Peltier heat pumping rate of a thermoelectric
converter can be increased by additional heat exchange at a Fermi gas/Ferm
i liquid (FG/FL) interface. This additional heat is associated with electro
n phase transitions between the Fermi gas and Fermi liquid. A practical con
figuration of a novel thermoelectric converter based on FG/FL interfaces is
proposed and the possibility of improving the efficiency of a thermoelectr
ic converter which employs this radically new approach is discussed.