Linked product
Description
This is a scanning electron microscope image of a silicon nanowire array synthesized for thermoelectric applications.
Thermoelectric materials convert heat to electricity and vice versa. Most fossil-fuel-powered engines generate waste heat, so researchers are using nanotechnologies to explore ways of making thermoelectric devices more efficient in order to convert that waste heat to usable power—and thus save energy.
• SIZE: Each nanowire is approximately 100 nm in diameter.
• IMAGING TOOL: Scanning electron microscope
Product category
Audience
Resources
Download link
Files
Credits
Owning institution
Renkun Chen, University of California at Berkeley - Attribution is required.
The creator listed here has made this image available to NISE Network partners for non-profit educational use only. Uses may include but are not limited to reproduction and distribution of copies, creation of derivative works, and combination with other assets to create exhibitions, programs, publications, research, and websites.
Project