熱電於再生能源之運用
熱電材料的研究過去十年來蓬勃發展，這要歸因於能源危機與溫室效應兩世紀大事件，由這些事件人類發現已不能再無止盡的依賴長期使用的石化能源，取而代之的是發展再生能源。在諸多發展再生能源的研究中，因熱電材料具有熱電互相轉換功能，因此有了運用熱電材料將廢熱或再生能源轉換成電力的方案。以下將對熱電材料的發現，物理機制，與再生能源的運用作壹說明。
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我把物質世界和生活問題的解答，都藏在低溫世界了！
把液態氮應用於工程與生物，更能設計出解決湧水地質工程與紅火蟻防治的方法。接近絕對零度的超低溫世界，也可觀察到電子的特性而更了解物質。
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奈米科學在能源與生醫的應用
奈米科學的發展對於再生能源使用效率的提升與生物醫學的應用帶來許多新契機。本文就當前受矚目的熱電材料與癌症光熱療法做簡要的介紹，文中並報導熱電奈米線與金奈米棒的製作與實驗結果。
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The research on 「In situ real-time investigation of cancer cell photothermolysis mediated by excited gold nanorod surface plasmons」was selected as one of 2010 representative works of Academia Sinica
The work by the research team of Dr. Yang-Yuan Chen and Dr. Cheng-lung on photothermolysis of living EMT-6 breast tumor cells triggered by gold nanorods (AuNRs) has been published in Biomaterials, 31, 4104-4112 (2010). It was also selected as 2010 representative research of Academia Sinica. The morphology and plasma membrane permeability of the cells were key indicators to the phenomena. Their result provides useful information on evaluating and improving the performance of Au NRs-based photothermal therapy.
Download: Biomaterials 31, 4104–4112 (2010)
Nickel Nanowire Cover Article by Physics Institute Researcher Attracts Interest
Research by Research Fellow Yang Yuan Chen of the Institute of Physics featured on the cover of the physics journal Applied Physics Letters reached 1000 downloads within one year of its publication. The article outlined electrical and thermal transport in a nickel nanowire and was featured on the cover of the journal in February, 2008. By the end of December, 2008 it had been downloaded 1033 times.
Much attention has been focused on magnetic nanowires in recent years because of their anticipated future use in nanoscale magnetic devices and due to their importance in fundamental low-dimensional physics. However, to date, most of the studies on transport in ferromagnetic nanowires concentrated on electrical resistivity and magnetoresistivity, and little attention has been paid to heat transport. This paper outlined a study of electrical and thermal transport of a suspended single nickel nanowire.
Dr. Chen's research interests include low temperature physics, low temperature specific heat heavy fermion, nanoparticles, thermoelectricity and ground freezing. He received his Ph.D from University of California, Irvine and was a Post-Doctorate at the University of Rochester before joining Academia Sinica.
The group also included Research Fellow Chii Dong Chen and Shuei-Jin Lai of the Institute of Physics, Dr. T. J. Yang of the Department of Electrophysics at National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, Dr. S. R. Harutyunyan of the Institute for Physical Research, NAS, Ashtarak-2 in Armenia.
Download: Applied Physics Letters 92, 063101 (2008)