RT Journal Article
T1 May quasicrystals be good thermoelectric materials?
A1 Maciá Barber, Enrique Alfonso
AB We present a theoretical analysis of quasicrystals (QCs) as potential thermoelectric materials. We consider a self-similar density of states model and extend the framework introduced in [G. D. Mahan and J. O. Sofo, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93, 7436 (1996)] to systems exhibiting correlated features in their electronic structure. We show that relatively high values of the thermoelectric figure of merit, ranging from 0.01 up to 1.6 at room temperature, may be expected for these systems. We compare our results with available experimental data on transport properties of QCs and suggest some potential candidates for thermoelectric applications.
PB American Institute of Physics
SN 0003-6951
YR 2000
FD 2000-11-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60195
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60195
LA eng
NO ©2000 American Institute of Physics.The author warmly thanks T. Grenet, B. Harbrecht, C. Landauro, Z. M. Stadnik, A. L. Pope, A. P. Tsai, and T. M. Tritt for interesting comments and M. V. Hernández for a critical reading of the manuscript. This work is supported by UCM through Project No. PR64/99-8510.
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
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