Bipolar Thermoelectric Devices
Author(s)
Pipe, Kevin Patrick
Date Issued
September 28, 2004
Series/Report no.
Technical Report (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Laboratory of Electronics);706
Abstract
The work presented here is a theoretical and experimental study of heat production
and transport in bipolar electrical devices, with detailed treatment of thermoelectric
effects. Both homojunction and heterojunction devices are considered, and particular
attention is given to semiconductor laser diodes. The mechanisms that govern both
internal heat exchange and heat transfer between a device and its environment are
examined, leading to structures which are optimized for thermal management.
Description
Thesis Supervisor: Rajeev J. Ram
Title: Associate Professor
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
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