Semiconductor nanostructures have raised much hope for the implementation of high-performance thermoelectric generators. Indeed, they are expected to make available reduced thermal conductivity without a heavy trade-off on electrical conductivity, a key requirement to optimize the thermoelectric figure of merit. Here, a novel nanodevice architecture is presented in which ionic liquids are employed as thermally-insulating gate dielectrics. These devices allow the field-effect control of electrical transport in suspended semiconducting nanowires in which thermal conductivity can be simultaneously measured using an all-electrical setup. The resulting experimental data on electrical and thermal transport properties taken on individual nanodevices can be combined to extract ZT, guide device optimization and dynamical tuning of the thermoelectric properties.

Electrostatic Control of the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in Ion-Gated Nanotransistors / Prete, D.; Dimaggio, E.; Demontis, V.; Zannier, V.; Rodriguez-Douton, M. J.; Guazzelli, L.; Beltram, F.; Sorba, L.; Pennelli, G.; Rossella, F.. - In: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS. - ISSN 1616-301X. - 31:37(2021), pp. 2104175-2104183. [10.1002/adfm.202104175]

Electrostatic Control of the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in Ion-Gated Nanotransistors

Rodriguez-Douton M. J.;Sorba L.;Rossella F.
2021

Abstract

Semiconductor nanostructures have raised much hope for the implementation of high-performance thermoelectric generators. Indeed, they are expected to make available reduced thermal conductivity without a heavy trade-off on electrical conductivity, a key requirement to optimize the thermoelectric figure of merit. Here, a novel nanodevice architecture is presented in which ionic liquids are employed as thermally-insulating gate dielectrics. These devices allow the field-effect control of electrical transport in suspended semiconducting nanowires in which thermal conductivity can be simultaneously measured using an all-electrical setup. The resulting experimental data on electrical and thermal transport properties taken on individual nanodevices can be combined to extract ZT, guide device optimization and dynamical tuning of the thermoelectric properties.
2021
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2104175
2104183
Electrostatic Control of the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in Ion-Gated Nanotransistors / Prete, D.; Dimaggio, E.; Demontis, V.; Zannier, V.; Rodriguez-Douton, M. J.; Guazzelli, L.; Beltram, F.; Sorba, L.; Pennelli, G.; Rossella, F.. - In: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS. - ISSN 1616-301X. - 31:37(2021), pp. 2104175-2104183. [10.1002/adfm.202104175]
Prete, D.; Dimaggio, E.; Demontis, V.; Zannier, V.; Rodriguez-Douton, M. J.; Guazzelli, L.; Beltram, F.; Sorba, L.; Pennelli, G.; Rossella, F....espandi
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