Thermoelectrics : basic principles and new materials developments
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Thermoelectrics : basic principles and new materials developments
（Springer series in materials science, v. 45）（Physics and astronomy online library）
Springer-Verlag, c2001
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[271]-285) and index
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2001--T.p.verso.
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An in-depth analysis of thermoelectric theory, an overview of present day thermoelectric materials and devices, and updated information on the most studied thermoelectric materials development. The main emphasis is on a basic understanding of the concepts as well as experimental techniques needed to propel researchers towards new and novel classes of thermoelectric materials with enhanced properties.
Table of Contents
1 Historical Development.- 2 Transport of Heat and Electricity in Solids.- 3 Selection and Optimization Criteria.- 4 Measurement and Characterization.- 5 Review of Established Materials and Devices.- 6 The Phonon-Glass Electron-Crystal Approach to Thermoelectric Materials Research.- 7 Complex Chalcogenide Structures.- 8 Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials.- 9 Thermionic Refrigeration.- References.
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