Thermoelectric Materials, Phenomena, and Applications: A Bird's Eye View
Abstract
High-efficiency thermoelectric (TE) materials are important for power-generation devices that are designed to convert waste heat into electrical energy.They can also be used in solid-state refrigeration devices.The conversion of waste heat into electrical energy may play an important role in our current challenge to develop alternative energy technologies to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Publication:
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MRS Bulletin
- Pub Date:
- January 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1557/mrs2006.44
- Bibcode:
- 2011MRSBu..31..188T
- Keywords:
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- energy;
- thermal conductivity;
- thermoelectricity