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
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Journal
Carbon Letters
Publisher
Carbon Letters
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
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
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