SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS LAB., HANYANG UNIV 5.10 Ohmic contacts and thermoelectric coolers Fig 5.43 Ohmic contacts Metal, n-type semiconductor : Metal, p-type semiconductor :
SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS LAB., HANYANG UNIV Fig 5.44 Peltier effect
SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS LAB., HANYANG UNIV Fig 5.45 When a dc current is passed through a semiconductor to which metal contacts have been made, one junction absorbs heat and cools (the cold junction) and the other releases heat and warms (the hot junction)
SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS LAB., HANYANG UNIV Fig 5.46 Cross section of a typical thermoelectric cooler. Temp
SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTONICS LAB., HANYANG UNIV Fig 5.47 Typical structure of a commercial thermoelectric cooler.