Thermoelectric applications have attracted increasing interest recently due to its capability of
converting waste heat into electricity without hazardous emissions. Materials with enhanced …

The electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficients, and thermal conductivities of a range of p-
type Ge/Si 0.5 Ge 0.5 superlattices designed for thermoelectric generation and grown by low …

Despite the vast knowledge accumulated on silicon, germanium, and their alloys, these
materials still demand research, eminently in view of the improvement of knowledge on …

Using molecular dynamics, the effect of an atomic mass difference on a localized phonon
mode in SiGe alloys was investigated. Phonon dispersion relations revealed that a change …

The possibility to reduce the thickness of the SiGe virtual substrate, required for the
integration of Ge heterostructures on Si, without heavily affecting the crystal quality is …

The transport properties of artificially engineered superlattices (SLs) can be tailored by
incorporating a high density of interfaces in them. Specifically, SiGe SLs with low thermal …

Thermoelectric materials are one potential technology that could be used for energy
harvesting. Here we report results from nanoscale Ge/SiGe heterostructure materials grown …

Semiconductor materials keep occupying an excellent technological position for their
importance in building integrated electronic systems. Semiconductor bridge (SCB) with N …

Thermoelectrics are presently used in a number of applications for both turning heat into
electricity and also for using electricity to produce cooling. Mature Si/SiGe and Ge/SiGe …

The study presents the development of a 3D Finite Element modelling (FEM) technique for a
uni-coupled Ge/SiGe superlattice-based module configuration. The methodological …