Nanoscale Thermoelectrics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wang, Xiaodong (Editor), Wang, Zhiming M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology, 16
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy harvesting.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Nanotechnology.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Energy Harvesting.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

For the efficient utilization of energy resources and the minimization of environmental damage, thermoelectric materials can play an important role by converting waste heat into electricity directly. Nanostructured thermoelectric materials have received much attention recently due to the potential f...