Kulik, I. O.2016-02-082016-02-0819940953-8984http://hdl.handle.net/11693/25944Linear as well as non-linear contributions to the Zeebeck and Peltier coefficients of a metallic film in contact with the equilibrium metal are calculated within a simple model. The non-linear part of the thermoelectric response survives down to a very low temperature which in principle permits thermoelectric cooling at these conditions. Thermal equilibrium in a metallic constriction between dissimilar metals is evaluated in the non-linear current-carrying regime.EnglishElectron gasElectron mean free pathInelastic scatteringPeltier coefficientZeebeck coefficientCoolingDissimilar materialsElectron scatteringLow temperature phenomenaMathematical modelsMetallic filmsPhononsThermodynamic stabilityThermoelectricityArticle10.1088/0953-8984/6/45/022