Authors:Veljko Zlatic, Alex Hewson,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: thermoelectric, materials, security, peace, series, physics, science, biophysics, devices, applications, search, new, properties, nato
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 2009-07-01
List price: $119.00
ISBN-10: 9048128919
ISBN-13: 9789048128914

As concerns with the efficient use of energy resources, and the minimization of environmental damage have come to the fore, there has been a renewed interest in the role that thermoelectric devices could play in generating electricity from waste heat, enabling cooling via refrigerators with no moving parts, and many other more specialized applications. The main problem in realizing this ambition is the rather low efficiency of such devices for general applications. This book deals with the proceedings of a workshop addressed that problems by reviewing the latest experimental and theoretical wo

Author: Robin E. Bentley
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: practice, thermoelectric, thermometry, theory, vol, temperature, measurement, handbook
Number of Pages: 245
Published: 1998-12-21
List price: $219.00
ISBN-10: 9814021113
ISBN-13: 9789814021111

Volume 3 of the Handbook of Temperature Measurement, prepared by the CSIRO National Measurement Laboratory, Australia, covers the principles behind the behaviour and misbehaviour of thermocouples and gives detailed information on the properties of common thermocouple materials. It also discusses the use of thermocouples and their calibration. Other topics include the calculation of uncertainties and the problems of multi-site measurements (e.g. furnace testing). The text is entirely authored by Robin E. Bentley.

Author: Terry Tritt
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: three, volume, semiconductors, semimetals, part, research, trends, thermoelectric, materials, recent
Number of Pages: 287
Published: 2001-01-03
List price: $224.00
ISBN-10: 0127521801
ISBN-13: 9780127521800

Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. The Willardson and Beer series, as it is widely known, has succeeded in producing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. Not only did many of these volumes make an impact at the time of their publication, but they continue to be well-cited years after their original release. Recently, Professor Eicke R. Weber of the University of California at Berkeley joined as a co-editor of the series. Pro

Authors:Kamakhya Prasad Ghatak, Sitangshu Bhattacharya,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: materials, springer, series, science, fields, strong, power, nanostructured, thermoelectric, magnetic
Number of Pages: 460
Published: 2010-08-02
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 364210570X
ISBN-13: 9783642105708

This is the first monograph which solely investigates the thermoelectric power in nanostructured materials under strong magnetic field (TPSM) in quantum confined nonlinear optical, III-V, II-VI, n-GaP, n-Ge, Te, Graphite, PtSb2, zerogap, II-V, Gallium Antimonide, stressed materials, Bismuth, IV-VI, lead germanium telluride, Zinc and Cadmium diphosphides, Bi2Te3, Antimony and carbon nanotubes, III-V, II-VI, IV-VI and HgTe/CdTe superlattices with graded interfaces and effective mass superlattices under magnetic quantization, the quantum wires and dots of the aforementioned superlattices by formu

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