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Thermoelectrics and its energy harvesting. Modules, systems, and applications in thermoelectrics [electronic resource] / edited by D.M. Rowe.

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With contributions from leading experts, this book begins with an overview of thermoelectric nanotechnology, setting the scene for the topics covered in the rest of the volume. It provides a comprehensive review of the progress made in the development of modules and their application in devices. The...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Rowe, David Michael
Other title:Modules, systems, and applications in thermoelectrics
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Thermoelectric apparatus and appliances.
Nanotechnology > Materials.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials
  • Chapter 2: Design and Realization of Nanostructured Inorganic Intergrowths
  • Chapter 3: Bulk Nanocomposites of Thermoelectric Materials
  • Chapter 4: Layer-Structured Metal Sulfides as Novel Thermoelectric Materials
  • Chapter 5: Thermoelectric Properties of Quantum Wires within Chrysotile Asbestos Nanotubes
  • Chapter 6: Bismuth Telluride Alloys for Waste Energy Harvesting and Cooling Applications
  • Chapter 7: Optimization of Solid Solutions Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides above Room Temperature
  • Chapter 8: Effect of Vacancy Distribution on the Thermoelectric Properties of Gallium and Indium Chalcogenides
  • Chapter 9: Thermoelectric Inverse Clathrates
  • Chapter 10: Recent Advances in the Development of Efficient N-Type Skutterudites
  • Chapter 11: Silicide Thermoelectrics: State of the Art and Prospects
  • Chapter 12: Thermoelectric Properties of Intermetallic Hybridization Gap and Pseudo-Gap Systems: Fe₂VAl and CoSi
  • Chapter 13: Novel Power Factor of Si--Ge System
  • Chapter 14: Boride Thermoelectrics: High-Temperature Thermoelectric Materials
  • Chapter 15: Polymer Thermoelectric Materials
  • Chapter 16: Thermomechanical Properties of Thermoelectric Materials
  • Chapter 17: Miniaturized Thermoelectric Converters, Technologies, and Applications
  • Chapter 18: Application of Thermoelectrics for Thermal Management of High-Power Microelectronics
  • Chapter 19: Millikelvin Tunnelling Refrigerators
  • Chapter 20: Heat Dissipaters
  • Chapter 21: Thin-Film Superlattice Thermoelectric Devices for Energy Harvesting and Thermal Management
  • Chapter 22: Thermoelectric Energy Recovery Systems: Thermal, Thermoelectric, and Structural Considerations
  • Chapter 23: Thermoelectric Harvesting of Low-Temperature Heat
  • Chapter 24: Solar Thermoelectric Power Conversion
  • Chapter 25: Automotive Applications of Thermoelectric MaterialsChapter 26: Medical Applications of Thermoelectrics.

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