Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Nandhakumar, Iris; Beeby, Stephen; White, Neil M

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Thermal energy harvesting is predicted to become a global, billion-pound market by 2020. This book provides a current perspective of recent developments and trends within thermoelectric materials and devices for power energy harvesting applications. The book highlights the potential of thermoelectrics in the context of a low carbon energy economy, and features in-depth coverage of a range of different fabrication methods for thermoelectric materials including electrodeposition. Topics covered include layered and pseudo-layered materials, thermoelectric oxides, nano- and micro-fabrication techniques, high-throughput thermoelectric measurement techniques and power mining. This book is ideal for researchers and industrialists in materials science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RSC
• Seitenzahl: 255
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782624042
• Artikelnr.: 47135241

Autorenporträt

Iris Nandhakumar is Merck Lecturer in Materials Science within Chemistry at the University of Southampton. Her research focusses on the preparation and characterization of novel materials with controlled nanoarchitectures. Neil M. White is Professor of Intelligent Sensor Systems in the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. His research interests include thick-film sensors, intelligent instrumentation, microelectromechanical systems, self-powered microsensors and sensor networks. Stephen Beeby is Professor of Electronic Systems and Devices at Southampton University. He has been awarded a prestigious EPSRC Leadership Fellowship on the subject of Energy Harvesting Materials for Smart Fabrics and Interactive Textiles.

Inhaltsangabe

Zintl Phases: Recent Developments in Thermoelectrics and Future Outlook
Chalcogenide Thermoelectric Materials
Thermoelectric Oxides
Nano- and Micro-fabrication Techniques for Improving Thermoelectric Materials and Generators
Review of the Methods for Thermal Conductivity Measurements Most Appropriate for Thermoelectric Materials
High-Throughput Thermoelectric Measurement Techniques
System Design Considerations for Thermoelectric Energy Recovery
Electrodeposition of Thermoelectric Materials
Automotive Power Harvesting/Thermoelectric Applications