Properties and Applications of Thermoelectric Materials The Search for New Materials for Thermoelectric Devices /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zlatić, Veljko (Editor), Hewson, Alex C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Inorganic chemistry.; Condensed matter.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Metals.; Materials Science.; Materials Science, general.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Metallic Materials.

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 movin...