Properties And Applications Of Thermoelectric Materials

Author : Veljko Zlatic,Alexander Hewson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048128921

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Properties and Applications of Thermoelectric Materials by Veljko Zlatic,Alexander Hewson Pdf

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 work on suitable materials for device applications and by exploring various strategies that might increase their efficiency. The proceedings cover a broad range of approaches, from the experimental work of fabricating new compounds through to theoretical work in characterizing and understanding their properties. The effects of strong electron correlation, disorder, the proximity to metal-insulator transitions, the properties of layered composite materials, and the introduction of voids or cages into the structure to reduce the lattice thermal conductivity are all explored as ways of enhancing the efficiency of their use in thermoelectric devices.

Author : Inamuddin,Tariq Altalhi,Mohammad Abu Jafar Mazumder
Publisher : Materials Research Forum LLC
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781644903018

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Thermoelectric Polymers by Inamuddin,Tariq Altalhi,Mohammad Abu Jafar Mazumder Pdf

The book presents recent developments in the field of thermoelectric polymers and polymer composites. It focuses on the link between thermoelectric characteristics and material structure. Topics covered include chemical composition, microstructure, dopants, doping levels, methods of fabrication, thermoelectric effect, thermoelectric device conversion efficiency, and thermoelectric properties of conducting polymers. Keywords: Cage Compounds, Calixarenes, Conducting Polymers, Cryptophanes, Energy Conversion, Half-Heusler Compounds, Skutterudite Compounds, Hybrid Thermoelectric Materials, Supramolecular Chemistry, Thermoelectric Conversion Efficiency, Thermoelectric Plastics.

Author : N. M. Ravindra,Bhakti Jariwala,Asahel Bañobre,Aniket Maske
Publisher : Springer
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319963419

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Thermoelectrics by N. M. Ravindra,Bhakti Jariwala,Asahel Bañobre,Aniket Maske Pdf

This book provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals and current state of the art in thermoelectrics. Addressing an audience of materials scientists and engineers, the book covers theory, materials selection, and applications, with a wide variety of case studies reflecting the most up-to-date research approaches from the past decade, from single crystal to polycrystalline form and from bulk to thin films to nano dimensions. The world is facing major challenges for finding alternate energy sources that can satisfy the increasing demand for energy consumption while preserving the environment. The field of thermoelectrics has long been recognized as a potential and ideal source of clean energy. However, the relatively low conversion efficiency of thermoelectric devices has prevented their utility on a large scale. While addressing the need for thermal management in materials, device components, and systems, thermoelectrics provides a fundamental solution to waste heat recovery and temperature control. This book summarizes the global efforts that have been made to enhance the figure of merit of various thermoelectric materials by choosing appropriate processes and their influence on properties and performance. Because of these advances, today, thermoelectric devices are found in mainstream applications such as automobiles and power generators, as opposed to just a few years ago when they could only be used in niche applications such as in aeronautics, infrared imaging, and space. However, the continued gap between fundamental theoretical results and actual experimental data of figure of merit and performance continues to challenge the commercial applications of thermoelectrics. This book presents both recent achievements and continuing challenges, and represents essential reading for researchers working in this area in universities, industry, and national labs.

Author : Veljko Zlatić,Alexander Cyril Hewson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electrical engineering
ISBN : OCLC:844070442

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Properties and Applications of Thermoelectric Materials by Veljko Zlatić,Alexander Cyril Hewson Pdf

Author : D.M. Rowe
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780429956676

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CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics by D.M. Rowe Pdf

Thermoelectrics is the science and technology associated with thermoelectric converters, that is, the generation of electrical power by the Seebeck effect and refrigeration by the Peltier effect. Thermoelectric generators are being used in increasing numbers to provide electrical power in medical, military, and deep space applications where combinations of their desirable properties outweigh their relatively high cost and low generating efficiency. In recent years there also has been an increase in the requirement for thermoelectric coolers (Peltier devices) for use in infrared detectors and in optical communications. Information on thermoelectrics is not readily available as it is widely scattered throughout the literature. The Handbook centralizes this information in a convenient format under a single cover. Sixty of the world's foremost authorities on thermoelectrics have contributed to this Handbook. It is comprised of fifty-five chapters, a number of which contain previously unpublished material. The contents are arranged in eight sections: general principles and theoretical considerations, material preparation, measurement of thermoelectric properties, thermoelectric materials, thermoelectric generation, generator applications, thermoelectric refrigeration, and applications of thermoelectric cooling. The CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics has a broad-based scope. It will interest researchers, technologists, and manufacturers, as well as students and the well-informed, non-specialist reader.

Author : Patricia Aranguren
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789234404

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Bringing Thermoelectricity into Reality by Patricia Aranguren Pdf

The disproportionate use of fossil fuels has turned into a serious environmental issue. Thus, we are encountering one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century, satisfying the energy demand with respect to the environment. Thermoelectricity is an emerging technology, which contributes to reducing the impact of the use of traditional technologies, harvesting the waste heat, and eliminating the use of refrigerants. The book Bringing Thermoelectricity into Reality covers the current thermoelectric investigations: the study of novel thermoelectric materials, the development of computational models, the design of proper assemblies, and the optimization of thermal designs, as well as novel thermoelectric generators, coolers, and heating applications. This book looks for the definitive thermoelectric applications applied to everyday life.

Author : Saim Memon
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789845280

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Advanced Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications by Saim Memon Pdf

Advanced Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications is a research-intensive textbook covering the fundamentals of thermoelectricity and the process of converting heat energy into electrical energy. It covers the design, implementation, and performance of existing and advanced thermoelectric materials. Chapters examine such topics as organic/inorganic thermoelectric materials, performance and behaviors of thermoelectric devices, and energy harvesting applications of thermoelectric devices.

Author : Enrique Maciá
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814463539

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Thermoelectric Materials by Enrique Maciá Pdf

Environmental and economic concerns have significantly spurred the search for novel, high-performance thermoelectric materials for energy conversion in small-scale power generation and refrigeration devices. This quest has been mainly fueled by the introduction of new designs and the synthesis of new materials. In fact, good thermoelectric materials must simultaneously exhibit extreme properties: they must have very low thermal conductivity values and both electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient high values as well. Since these transport coefficients are interrelated, the required task of optimization is a formidable one. Thus, thermoelectric materials provide a full-fledged example of interdisciplinary research connecting fields such as solid-state physics, materials science engineering, and structural chemistry and raise the need of gaining proper knowledge of the role played by the electronic structure in the thermal and electrical transport properties of solid matter. This book presents a detailed, updated introduction to the field of thermoelectric materials in a tutorial way, focusing on both basic notions and fundamental questions and illustrating the abstract concepts with suitable application examples. It discusses thermoelectric effects, the transport coefficients and their mutual relations, the efficiency of thermoelectric devices, and some notions on the characterization and related industry standards. It also reviews the two basic strategies for optimizing the thermoelectric performance of materials: the control of thermal conductivity and the power factor enhancement. It discusses structural complexity approach, focusing on complex enough lattice structures with heavy atoms in the unit-cell or nanostructured systems characterized by low-dimensional effects, and introducing different kinds of bulk materials of growing chemical and structural complexity. It also discusses the electronic structure engineering approach that focuses on obtaining a guiding principle, in terms of an electronic band structure tailoring process, and describes the role played by the electronic structure in the thermoelectric performance of different materials.

Author : David Michael Rowe
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781439874721

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Modules, Systems, and Applications in Thermoelectrics by David Michael Rowe Pdf

Comprising two volumes, Thermoelectrics and Its Energy Harvesting reviews the dramatic improvements in technology and application of thermoelectric energy with a specific intention to reduce and reuse waste heat and improve novel techniques for the efficient acquisition and use of energy. This volume, Modules, Systems and Applications in Thermoelectrics, discusses the practical, novel, and truly groundbreaking applications of thermoelectrics in a range of markets. The book details the U.S. interest in alternative energy and energy harvesting, specifically, the current efforts to use thermoelectric generators (TGs) to reduce emissions. Internationally, it expounds on the strong interest in Japan, Korea and Europe to incorporate TGs in cars to reduce fuel consumption and meet EU carbon dioxide emission targets; the European plans to build an isotopic powered thermoelectric generator; and India’s use of TG s in converting hot water from steel mills into electricity.

Author : Yuan-Hua Lin,Jinle Lan,Cewen Nan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783527807529

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Oxide Thermoelectric Materials by Yuan-Hua Lin,Jinle Lan,Cewen Nan Pdf

The first book of its kind?providing comprehensive information on oxide thermoelectrics This timely book explores the latest research results on the physics and materials science of oxide thermoelectrics at all scales. It covers the theory, design and properties of thermoelectric materials as well as fabrication technologies for devices and their applications. Written by three distinguished materials scientists, Oxide Thermoelectric Materials reviews: the fundamentals of electron and phonon transport; modeling of thermoelectric modules and their optimization; synthetic processes, structures, and properties of thermoelectric materials such as Bi2Te3- and skutterudite-based materials and Si-Ge alloys. In addition, the book provides a detailed description of the construction of thermoelectric devices and their applications. -Contains fundamentals and applications of thermoelectric materials and devices, and discusses their near-future perspectives -Introduces new, promising materials and technologies, such as nanostructured materials, perovskites, and composites -Paves the way for increased conversion efficiencies of oxides -Authored by well-known experts in the field of thermoelectrics Oxide Thermoelectric Materials is a well-organized guidebook for graduate students involved in physics, chemistry, or materials science. It is also helpful for researchers who are getting involved in thermoelectric research and development.

Author : Terry M. Tritt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387260174

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Thermal Conductivity by Terry M. Tritt Pdf

It has been almost thirty years since the publication of a book that is entirely dedicated to the theory, description, characterization and measurement of the thermal conductivity of solids. The recent discovery of new materials which possess more complex crystal structures and thus more complicated phonon scattering mechanisms have brought innovative challenges to the theory and experimental understanding of these new materials. With the development of new and novel solid materials and new measurement techniques, this book will serve as a current and extensive resource to the next generation researchers in the field of thermal conductivity. This book is a valuable resource for research groups and special topics courses (8-10 students), for 1st or 2nd year graduate level courses in Thermal Properties of Solids, special topics courses in Thermal Conductivity, Superconductors and Magnetic Materials, and to researchers in Thermoelectrics, Thermal Barrier Materials and Solid State Physics.

Author : Veljko Zlatic,Alex Hewson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400749849

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New Materials for Thermoelectric Applications: Theory and Experiment by Veljko Zlatic,Alex Hewson Pdf

Thermoelectric devices could play an important role in making efficient use of our energy resources but their efficiency would need to be increased for their wide scale application. There is a multidisciplinary search for materials with an enhanced thermoelectric responses for use in such devices. This volume covers the latest ideas and developments in this research field, covering topics ranging from the fabrication and characterization of new materials, particularly those with strong electron correlation, use of nanostructured, layered materials and composites, through to theoretical work to gain a deeper understanding of thermoelectric behavior. It should be a useful guide and stimulus to all working in this very topical field.

Author : D. Narducci,G.J. Snyder,C. Fanciulli
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781643681733

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Advances in Thermoelectricity: Foundational Issues, Materials and Nanotechnology by D. Narducci,G.J. Snyder,C. Fanciulli Pdf

The field of thermoelectricity has continued to develop rapidly in recent years and remains one of the most exciting areas of research for a materials physicist. The need for sustainable energy has added a technological momentum to the challenge of devising materials with exceptional properties such as low thermal conductivity, high electrical conductivity and a large Seebeck coefficient, and has triggered a global, interdisciplinary effort. More recently, research on thermoelectric materials has promoted and motivated a major research endeavor to clarify the factors affecting thermal conductivity in nanostructures as part of a more general effort to apply nanotechnology to enhance the performance of thermoelectric materials for use in thermoelectric generators and coolers. This book contains the lectures presented as Course 207 of the International School of Physics Enrico Fermi, Advances in Thermoelectricity: Foundational Issues, Materials, and Nanotechnology, held in Varenna, Italy from 15 – 20 July 2019. This comprehensive course aimed to provide students with a modern vision of the physics of thermoelectric phenomena, starting from the thermodynamics of thermoelectricity and from the physics of transport processes and demonstrating how material structure and nanostructure, together with defects, have been used to tailor the physical properties of advanced thermoelectrics. Special attention was also given to areas of current research – from spin-caloritronics to charge transport in polymers – and to a selected number of applications for heat recovery. Encompassing the full complexity of modern thermoelectricity and covering the most cogent themes relevant to current research, the book will be of interest to all those working in the field.

Author : David Michael Rowe
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781439840429

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Thermoelectrics and its Energy Harvesting, 2-Volume Set by David Michael Rowe Pdf

Comprising two volumes, Thermoelectrics and Its Energy Harvesting reviews the vast improvements in technology and application of thermoelectric energy with a specific intention to reduce and reuse waste heat and improve novel techniques for the efficient acquisition and use of energy.Materials, Preparation, and Characterization in Thermoelectrics i

Author : Stephen Skinner
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781788010900

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Energy Storage and Conversion Materials by Stephen Skinner Pdf

Energy Storage and Conversion Materials describes the application of inorganic materials in the storage and conversion of energy.