Thermoelectrics Handbook

Macro to Nano

D.M. Rowe

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2018
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781420038903
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Ten years ago, D.M. Rowe introduced the bestselling CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics to wide acclaim. Since then, increasing environmental concerns, desire for long-life electrical power sources, and continued progress in miniaturization of electronics has led to a substantial increase in research activity involving thermoelectrics. Reflecting the latest trends and developments, the Thermoelectrics Handbook: Macro to Nano is an extension of the earlier work and covers the entire range of thermoelectrics disciplines.Serving as a convenient reference as well as a thorough introduction to thermoelectrics, this book includes contributions from 99 leading authorities from around the world. Its coverage spans from general principles and theoretical concepts to material preparation and measurements; thermoelectric materials; thermoelements, modules, and devices; and thermoelectric systems and applications. Reflecting the enormous impact of nanotechnology on the field-as the thermoelectric properties of nanostructured materials far surpass the performance of conventional materials-each section progresses systematically from macro-scale to micro/nano-scale topics. In addition, the book contains an appendix listing major manufacturers and suppliers of thermoelectric modules.There is no longer any need to spend hours plodding through the journal literature for information. The Thermoelectrics Handbook: Macro to Nano offers a timely, comprehensive treatment of all areas of thermoelectrics in a single, unified reference.

Table of contents

• Front cover
• Preface
• Contributors
• Contents
• List of Symbols
• SECTION I: General Principles and Theoretical Considerations
• Chapter 1. General Principles and Basic Considerations
• Chapter 2. Modern Thermodynamic Theory of Thermoelectricity
• Chapter 3. Thermoelectric Phenomena under Large Temperature Gradients
• Chapter 4. Minority Carriers and Thermoelectric Effects in Bipolar Devices
• Chapter 5. Effects of Charge Carriers' Interactions on Seebeck Coefficients
• Chapter 6. Thermal Conductivity of Semiconductors with Complex Crystal Structures
• Chapter 7. A Chemical Approach to the First-Principles Modeling of Novel Thermoelectric Materials
• Chapter 8. Recent Trends for the Design and Optimization of Thermoelectric Materials — A Theoretical Perspective
• Chapter 9. Thermoelectric Power Generation: Efficiency and Compatibility
• Chapter 10. A New Upper Limit to the Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit
• Chapter 11. Thermoelectric Module Design Theories
• Chapter 12. Modeling and Characterization of Power Generation Modules Based on Bulk Materials
• Chapter 13. Energy Conversion Using Diode-Like Structures
• Chapter 14. Size Effects on Thermal Transport
• Chapter 15. Thermoelectric Aspects of Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
• Chapter 16. Theory and Modeling in Nanostructured Thermoelectrics
• Chapter 17. Thermoelectric Power of Carbon Nanotubes
• Chapter 18. Phonon-Drag Thermopower of Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures
• SECTION II: Material Preparation and Measurements
• Chapter 19. Solid-State Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials
• Chapter 20. Review of Methods of Thermoelectric Materials Mass Production
• Chapter 21. Structural Studies of Thermoelectric Materials
• Chapter 22. Measurements of Resistivity and Thermopower: Principles and Practical Realization
• Chapter 23. Electrical and Thermal Transport Measurement Techniques for Evaluation of the Figure-of-Merit of Bulk Thermoelectric Materials
• Chapter 24. Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Thin Films
• Chapter 25. Solvothermal Synthesis of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials
• Chapter 26. Approaches to Thermoelectric Standardization
• SECTION III: Thermoelectric Materials
• Chapter 27. Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Antimony Telluride Solid Solutions
• Chapter 28. Bi – Sb Alloys:Thermopower in Magnetic Field
• Chapter 29. Thermoelectrics on the Base of Solid Solutions of Mg2BIV Compounds (BIV = Si, Ge, Sn)
• Chapter 30. Thermoelectric Properties of the Group V Semimetals
• Chapter 31. Thermoelectrics of Transition Metal Silicides
• Chapter 32. Formation and Crystal Chemistry of Clathrates
• Chapter 33. Structure, Thermal Conductivity, and Thermoelectric Properties of Clathrate Compounds
• Chapter 34. Skutterudite-Based Thermoelectrics
• Chapter 35. Oxide Thermoelectrics
• Chapter 36. Thermoelectric Properties of Electrically Conducting Organic Materials
• Chapter 37. Shifting the Maximum Figure-of-Merit of (Bi, Sb)2(Te, Se)3 Thermoelectrics to Lower Temperatures
• Chapter 38. Functionally Graded Materials for Thermoelectric Applications
• Chapter 39. Recent Developments in Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials
• Chapter 40. Thermoelectric Properties of Nanocrystalline Transition Metal Silicides
• Chapter 41. Nanostructured Skutterudites
• Chapter 42. Thermal Conductivity of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials
• SECTION IV: Thermoelements, Modules, and Devices
• Chapter 43. Modeling and Optimization of Segmented Thermoelectric Generatiors for Terrestrial and Space Applications
• Chapter 44. Thermocouple with a Passive High Temperature Superconductor Leg
• Chapter 45. Anisotropic Thermoelements
• Chapter 46. Miniaturized Thermoelectric Converters
• Chapter 47. Thermoelectric Microelectromechanical Systems
• Chapter 48. Nanoscale Thermoelectrics
• Chapter 49. Superlattice Thin-Film Thermoelectric Material and Device Technologies
• SECTION V: Thermoelectric Systems and Applications
• Chapter 50. Thermoelectric Power Generation System Recovering Industrial Waste Heat
• Chapter 51. The Concept of Thermoelectric Power Generation Topping-Up Cogeneration System
• Chapter 52. A Thermoelectric Application to Vehicles
• Chapter 53. Thermoelectric Microgenerators with Isotope Heat Sources
• Chapter 54. Performance and Mass Estimates of CTM-ARPSs with Four GPHS Bricks
• Chapter 55. Parametric and Optimization Analyses of Cascaded Thermoelectric-Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems with Four GPHS Bricks
• Chapter 56. Space Missions and Applications
• Chapter 57. Quantum Well Thermoelectric Devices and Applications
• Chapter 58. Thermoelectric Cooling of Electro-Optic Components
• Chapter 59. Thermoelectric Refrigeration for Mass-Market Applications
• Appendix I: History of the International Thermoelectric Society
• Appendix II: Selected Thermoelectric Sources
• Index
• Back cover