| Title | Semiconductors are cool |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Authors | Vining, C. B. |
| Journal Title | Nature |
| Volume | 413 |
| Issue | 6856 |
| Pages | 577-578 |
| Journal Date | Oct 11 |
| Accession Number | ISI:000171485700029 |
| Keywords | Invited |
| Abstract | In the 1950s there were hopes that semiconductor thermocouples would replace mechanical refrigerators, just as semiconductor transistors supplanted vacuum tubes. New materials may bring that goal a bit closer.Nothing so induces sleep as a lecture on thermodynamics. So we'll skip that part. |
| URL | http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v413/n6856/full/413577a0.html |
http://cvining.com/system/files/articles/vining/Vining_Nature_20011011.pdf | |
| Citation Key | vining2001-1 |
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