Abstract
A new method of refrigeration is proposed. Cooling is obtained by thermionic emission of electrons over periodic barriers in a multilayer geometry. These could be either Schottky barriers between metals and semiconductors or else barriers in a semiconductor superlattice. The same device is an efficient power generator. A complete theory is provided.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4683-4689 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 1998 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy