Cooling with Electroluminescent Semiconductors (IMAGE)

DOE/US Department of Energy

Cooling with Electroluminescent Semiconductors

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Proposed multijunction electroluminescent cooling system, consisting of multiple semiconductor layers with different band gaps (the energy needed to move an electron so it can conduct electricity).

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Image courtesy of Yubin Park

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