Authors:M.G. Kanatzidis, T.P. Hogan, S.D. Mahanti,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: materials, telluride, fundamental, bismuth, research, thermoelectric, physics, science, chemistry
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2003-08-31
List price: $189.00
ISBN-10: 0306477386
ISBN-13: 9780306477386

Thermoelectric materials may be used for solid state refrigeration or power generation applications. Due to increasing need for alternative energy sources providing electrical power directly from heat sources and for environmentally friendly refrigeration, research in new thermoelectric materials has undergone a rebirth in the last decade. The search for new thermoelectric materials exhibiting exceptionally large Peltier effect focuses on novel concepts and novel solid state materials. To be an effective thermoelectric material, a compound must possess a large Seebeck coefficient, a l