Desperately seeking silicon

Cronin B. Vining
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Nature, 2008, vol. 451, issue 7175, 132-133

Abstract: Using silicon as a 'thermoelectric' material to convert heat into electricity would be a technological leap forward. But silicon conducts heat so well that nobody thought that could work — until now.

Date: 2008
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