Shin, S., Bang, S., Choi, J., Son, H.-J., Yoon, H., Yun, H., Choi, J.-H., and Wee, D. Power Generation Characteristics of a Sandwich-Type Self-Heating Thermoelectric Generator with Spatially Varying Embedded Heat Source. International Journal of Energy Research, Early View. doi:10.1002/er.3285 Power generation characteristics of a sandwich-type thermoelectric generator in which the heat source i..
Rabih Al Rahal Al Orabi, Esther Orisakwe, Daehyun Wee, Bruno Fontaine, Regis Gautier, Jean-François Halet, and Marco Fornari, Prediction of high thermoelectric potential in AMN2 layered nitrides: electronic structure, phonons, and anharmonic effects. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, Advance Article. doi:10.1039/c5ta00546a Band structures, electronic transport coefficients, harmonic and an..
Kim, M., Yang, H., and Wee, D. Analysis of a Sandwich-Type Generator with Self-Heating Thermoelectric Elements. Energy Conversion and Management. 81, pp. 440-446, 2014. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2014.02.061 Abstract A novel and unique design of thermoelectric generators, in which a heat source is combined with thermoelectric elements, is proposed. By placing heat-generating radioactive isotopes ins..
Youn, N., Lee, H., Wee, D., Gomez, M., Reid, R., and Ohara, B. Achieving maximum power in thermoelectric generation with simple power electronics. Journal of Electronic Materials. June 2014, Volume 43, Issue 6, pp 1597-1602. doi:10.1007/s11664-013-2804-8 Abstract A thermoelectric generator typically delivers a relatively low power output, and hence it is of great practical importance to determin..
Park, S., Yoon, J., and Wee, D. Convergence Characteristics of a Domain Decomposition Scheme for Approximation of Quantum Forces. Current Applied Physics 13, pp. 1296-1300, 2013. doi:10.1016/j.cap.2013.03.026 AbstractWe investigate the convergence characteristics of a domain decomposition scheme to approximately compute quantum forces in the context of semiclassical Bohmian mechanics. The study ..
Wee, D., Kozinsky, B., and Fornari, M. Frequency of Filler Vibrations in CoSb3 Skutterudites: a Mechanical Interpretation. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 82, 014602, 2013. doi:10.7566/JPSJ.82.014602 Abstract A mechanical interpretation of the frequency trend observed in Ca-, Sr-, and Ba-filled CoSb3 skutterudites is presented. Relevant vibrational frequencies computed at the zone cent..
Volja, D., Kozinsky, B., Li, A., Wee, D., Marzari, N. and Fornari, M. Electronic, vibrational, and transport properties of pnictogen-substituted ternary skutterudites. Physical Review B. 85, 245211, 2012. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.85.245211 Abstract First principles calculations are used to investigate electronic band structure and vibrational spectra of pnictogen-substituted ternary skutterudites. W..
Wee, D., Kozinsky, B., Pavan, B., and Fornari, M. Quasiharmonic vibrational properties of TiNiSn from ab initio phonons. Journal of Electronic Materials. 2012, Volume 41, Number 6, Pages 977-983. doi:10.1007/s11664-011-1833-4 Abstract We report an ab initio study of vibrational and thermodynamic properties of TiNiSn, a half-Heusler alloy that has been investigated in the context of thermoelectri..
Wee, D., Park, S., and Ghoniem, A. F. Impact of curvature on the kinematic response of small flames. Journal of Engineering Mathematics. Volume 74, Issue 1 (2012), Page 37-52. doi:10.1007/s10665-011-9481-5 Abstract The objective of the study is to investigate the impact of curvature on the kinematic response of an axisymmetric curved laminar premixed flame, utilizing a phenomenological relations..
Wee, D. Analysis of thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency with linear and nonlinear temperature dependence in material properties. Energy Conversion and Management. 52, pp. 3383–3390, 2011. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2011.07.004 Abstract A novel approach to estimate energy conversion efficiency for a power-generating thermoelectric element, whose material properties possess both linear (first ..