Thermoelectrics : basic principles and new materials developments /
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| Author / Creator: | Nolas, G. S. (George S.), 1962- |
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| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2001. |
| Description: | viii, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Springer series in materials science ; v. 45 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4635579 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Historical Development
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Thermoelectric and Thermomagnetic Phenomena
- 1.3. Peltier Cooling and the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit
- 1.4. Efficiency of Thermoelectric Power Generation
- 1.5. Ettingshausen Cooling and the Thermomagnetic Figure of Merit
- 2. Transport of Heat and Electricity in Solids
- 2.1. Crystalline Solids
- 2.2. Heat Conduction by the Lattice
- 2.3. Band Theory of Solids
- 2.4. Electron Transport in a Zero Magnetic Field
- 2.5. Effect of a Magnetic Field
- 2.6. Nonparabolic Bands
- 2.7. Phonon Drag
- 3. Selection and Optimization Criteria
- 3.1. Selection Criteria for Thermoelectric Materials
- 3.2. Influence of Carrier Concentration on the Properties of Semiconductors
- 3.3. Optimization of Electronic Properties
- 3.4. Minimizing Thermal Conductivity
- 3.5. Anisotropic Thermoelements
- 3.6. Thermoelectric Cooling at Very Low Temperatures
- 4. Measurement and Characterization
- 4.1. Electrical Conductivity
- 4.2. Seebeck Coefficient
- 4.3. Thermal Conductivity
- 4.4. Figure of Merit
- 4.5. Thermogalvanomagnetic Effects
- 5. Review of Established Materials and Devices
- 5.1. Group V 2 -VI 3
- 5.2. Elements of Group V and Their Alloys
- 5.3. Materials for Thermoelectric Generators
- 5.4. Production of Materials
- 5.5. Design of Modules
- 6. The Phonon-Glass Electron-Crystal Approach to Thermoelectric Materials Research
- 6.1. Requirements for Good Thermoelectric Materials and the PGEC Approach
- 6.2. The Skutterudite Material System
- 6.3. Clathrate Compounds
- 7. Complex Chalcogenide Structures
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. New Materials with Potential for Thermoelectric Applications
- 7.3. Pentatelluride Compounds
- 7.4. TI 2 SnTe 5 and TI 2 GeTe 5
- 8. Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials
- 8.1. Fine-Grained Si-Ge and Thin-Film Bi
- 8.2. Survey of Size Effects
- 8.3. Experimental Structures
- 8.4. Practical Considerations
- 8.5. Summary
- 9. Thermionic Refrigeration
- 9.1. The Vacuum Diode
- 9.2. Solid-State Thermionic Devices
- References
- Subject Index
