Thermoelectrics Handbook serves as a convenient reference as well as a thorough introduction to thermoelectrics

Features:

• Provides comprehensive and detailed expert information on all facets of thermoelectrics in a single, unified reference
• Presents a systematic description of the major disciplines of thermoelectrics in clearly identified sections
• Follows the evolution of the field by outlining each section from macro-scale to micro/nano-scale topics
• Contains thousands of references, hundreds of tables, and a thorough list of manufacturers and suppliers of thermoelectric modules

Contents

General Principles and Theoretical Considerations

• General Principles and Basic Considerations
• Modern Thermodynamic Theory of Thermoelectricity
• Thermoelectric Phenomena under Large Temperature Gradients
• Minority Carriers and Thermoelectric Effects in Bipolar Devices
• Effects of Charge Carriers' Interactions on Seebeck Coefficients
• Thermal Conductivity of Semiconductors with Complex Crystal Structure
• A Chemical Approach to the First-Principles Modeling of Novel Thermoelectric Materials
• Recent Trends for the Design and Optimization of Thermoelectric Materials: A Theoretical Perspective
• Thermoelectric Power Generation: Efficiency and Compatibility
• A New Upper Limit to the Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit
• Thermoelectric Module Design Theories
• Modeling and Characterization of Power Generation Modules Based on Bulk Materials
• Energy Conversion Using Diode-Like Structures
• Size Effects on Thermal Transport
• Thermoelectric Aspects of Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
• Theory and Modeling in Nanostructured Thermoelectrics
• Thermoelectric Power of Carbon Nanotubes
• Phonon-Drag Thermopower of Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures

Material Preparation and Measurements

• Solid State Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials
• Review of Methods of Thermoelectric Materials Mass Production
• Structural Studies of Thermoelectric Materials
• Measurements of Resistivity and Thermopower: Principles and Practical Realization
• Electrical and Thermal Transport Measurement Techniques for Evaluation of the Figure-of-Merit of Bulk Thermoelectric Materials
• Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Thin Films
• Solvothermal Synthesis of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials
• Approaches to Thermoelectric Standardization

Thermoelectric Materials

• Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Antimony Telluride Solid Solutions
• Bi-Sb Alloys: Thermopower in Magnetic Field
• Thermoelectrics on the Base of Solid Solutions of Mg2BIV Compounds (BIV = Si, Ge, Sn)
• Thermoelectric Properties of the Group V Semimetals
• Thermoelectrics of Transition Metal Silicides
• Formation and Crystal Chemistry of Clathrates
• Structure, Thermal Conductivity and Thermoelectric Properties of Clathrate Compounds
• Skutterudite-Based Thermoelectrics
• Oxide Thermoelectrics
• Thermoelectric Properties of Electrically Conducting Organic Materials
• Shifting the Maximum Figure-of-Merit of (Bi, Sb)2(Te, Se)3 Thermoelectrics to Lower Temperatures
• Functionally Graded Materials for Thermoelectric Applications
• Recent Developments in Low Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials
• Thermoelectric Properties of Nanocrystalline Transition Metal Silicides
• Nanostructured Skutterudites
• Thermal Conductivity of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials

Thermoelements, Modules and Devices

• Modeling and Optimization of Segmented Thermoelectric Generators for Terrestrial and Space Applications
• Thermocouple with a Passive HTSC Leg; V.L. Kuznetsov and M.V. Vedernikov Anisotropic Thermoelements
• Miniaturized Thermoelectric Converters
• Thermoelectric Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
• Nanoscale Thermoelectrics
• Superlattice Thin-Film Thermoelectric Material and Device Technologies

Thermoelectric Systems and Applications

• Thermoelectric Power Generation System Recovering Industrial Waste Heat
• The Concept of Thermoelectric Power Generation Topping-Up Co-Generation System
• A Thermoelectric Application to Vehicles
• Thermoelectric Microgenerators with Isotope Heat Sources
• Performance and Mass Estimates of CTM-ARPSs with Four GPHS Bricks
• Parametric and Optimization Analyses of Cascaded Thermoelectric-Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems with Four GPHS Bricks
• Space Missions and Applications
• Quantum Well Thermoelectric Devices and Applications
• Thermoelectric Cooling of Electro-Optic Components
• Thermoelectric Refrigeration for Mass-Market Applications

Index

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