Abstract:
Joule heat release during current flow through a fine wire connecting two bulk electrodes (two contacts) is considered. The irreversible heat release symmetric in the absence of electron–phonon coupling becomes asymmetric if this coupling is taken into account. The Joule heat release appears larger in that symmetric contact which lies along the carrier drift velocity.
Citation:
S. V. Gantsevich, V. L. Gurevich, “Joule heat release during current flow through a nanowire”, Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 58:8 (2016), 1652–1655; Phys. Solid State, 58:8 (2016), 1711–1715