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Fabrication Method for Thermoelectric Nanodevices†

  1. J. R. Lim2,
  2. J. F. Whitacre3,
  3. J.-P. Fleurial4,
  4. C.-K. Huang4,
  5. M. A. Ryan4,
  6. N. V. Myung1

Article first published online: 7 JUN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200401189

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 17, Issue 12, pages 1488–1492, June, 2005

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How to Cite

Lim, J. R., Whitacre, J. F., Fleurial, J.-P., Huang, C.-K., Ryan, M. A. and Myung, N. V. (2005), Fabrication Method for Thermoelectric Nanodevices. Adv. Mater., 17: 1488–1492. doi: 10.1002/adma.200401189

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering IDP, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

  3. 3

    Electrochemical Technologies Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA

  4. 4

    Materials and Device Technology Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA

  1. †

    This work was supported by the NASA Code T Bio/Nano Program. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is an operating division of the California Institute of Technology under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 JUN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 7 JUN 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 MAR 2005
  4. Manuscript Received: 23 JUL 2004

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Keywords:

  • Alumina;
  • Nanostructures;
  • Patterning;
  • Tellurium;
  • Template-directed assembly/synthesis
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Thermoelectric nanowire-based devices are fabricated by the electrodeposition of n-type Bi2Te3 and p-type BiSbTe nanowire bundles within the same alumina nanotemplate (see Figure). The nanowire bundles are approximately 50 μm in diameter and consist of nanowires 200 nm in diameter and 40 μm in length. These nanostructured materials could be used to create higher-efficiency power generation or cooling devices.

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