Thermoelectrics Fundamentals, Materials Selection, Properties, and Performance /

• Main Authors: Ravindra, N. M. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Jariwala, Bhakti (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bañobre, Asahel (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Maske, Aniket (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Materials,
• Subjects: Energy harvesting.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Nanotechnology.; Renewable energy resources.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Energy Harvesting.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Thermoelectric Parameters and Their Optimization
• Chapter 3: Thermoelectrics -Physical Mechanisms
• Chapter 4: Thermoelectric Properties of Si-Ge Alloys
• Chapter 5: Thermoelectrics - Materials Candidates & Structures I: Chalcogenides and Silicon-Germanium Alloys
• Chapter 6: Materials Candidates & Structures II: Skutterudites, Zintl Phase, and Clathrates
• Chapter 7: Key Developments in Research and Patents
• Index.