Thermoelectric Seebeck and Peltier effects of single walled carbon nanotube quantum dot nanodevice
Carbon Letters • 2017
Publication Information
Authors
H. A. El-Demsisy, M. D. Asham, D. S. Louis and A. H. Phillips
Keywords
armchair SWCNT, zigzag SWCNT, chiral SWCNT, Seebeck coefficient, Peltier coefficient
Journal
Carbon Letters
Publisher
Korean Carbon Society
Volume
21
Issue
Not Available
Pages
8-15
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
The thermoelectric Seebeck and Peltier effects of a single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) quantum dot nanodevice are investigated, taking into consideration a certain value of applied tensile strain and induced ac-field with frequency in the terahertz (THz) range. This device is modeled as a SWCNT quantum dot connected to metallic leads. These two metallic leads operate as a source and a drain. In this three-terminal device, the conducting substance is the gate electrode. Another metallic gate is used to govern the electrostatics and the switch¬ing of the carbon nanotube channel. The substances at the carbon nanotube quantum dot/ metal contact are controlled by the back gate. Results show that both the Seebeck and Peltier coefficients have random oscillation as a function of gate voltage in the Coulomb blockade regime for all types of SWCNT quantum dots. Also, the values of both the Seebeck and Pel¬tier coefficients are enhanced, mainly due to the induced tensile strain. Results show that the three types of SWCNT quantum dot are good thermoelectric nanodevices for energy harvest¬ing (Seebeck effect) and good coolers for nanoelectronic devices (Peltier effect).
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