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Optimizing the thermoelectric performance of zigzag and chiral carbon nanotubes

Overview of attention for article published in Discover Nano, February 2012
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Title
Optimizing the thermoelectric performance of zigzag and chiral carbon nanotubes
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Discover Nano, February 2012
DOI 10.1186/1556-276x-7-116
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Xiaojian Tan, Huijun Liu, Yanwei Wen, Hongyan Lv, Lu Pan, Jing Shi, Xinfeng Tang

Abstract

Using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations and nonequilibrium Green's function method, we investigate the thermoelectric properties of a series of zigzag and chiral carbon nanotubes which exhibit interesting diameter and chirality dependence. Our calculated results indicate that these carbon nanotubes could have higher ZT values at appropriate carrier concentration and operating temperature. Moreover, their thermoelectric performance can be significantly enhanced via isotope substitution, isoelectronic impurities, and hydrogen adsorption. It is thus reasonable to expect that carbon nanotubes may be promising candidates for high-performance thermoelectric materials.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 3%
Unknown 38 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 28%
Researcher 5 13%
Other 4 10%
Student > Master 2 5%
Student > Bachelor 1 3%
Other 2 5%
Unknown 14 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Physics and Astronomy 8 21%
Engineering 5 13%
Chemistry 4 10%
Materials Science 4 10%
Energy 1 3%
Other 3 8%
Unknown 14 36%
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#22,759,452
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