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CRC Press
1008 Pages
14 Color & 622 B/W Illustrations
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CRC Press
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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... Read more
GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
General Principles and Basic Considerations; D.M. Rowe
Modern Thermodynamic Theory of Thermoelectricity; L.I. Anatychuk and O.J. Luste
Thermoelectric Phenomena under Large Temperature Gradients; L.I. Anatychuk and L.P. Bulat
Minority Carriers and Thermoelectric Effects in Bipolar Devices; Kevin Pipe
Effects of Charge Carriers' Interactions on Seebeck Coefficients; David Emin
Thermal Conductivity of Semiconductors with Complex Crystal Structure; V.K. Zaitsev and M.I. Fedorov
A Chemical Approach to the First-Principles Modeling of Novel Thermoelectric Materials; Luca Bertini, Fausto Cargnoni, and Carlo Gatti
Recent Trends for the Design and Optimization of Thermoelectric Materials: A Theoretical Perspective; John S. Tse and Dennis D. Klug
Thermoelectric Power Generation: Efficiency and Compatibility; G. Jeffrey Snyder
A New Upper Limit to the Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit; H.J. Goldsmid
Thermoelectric Module Design Theories; Gao Min
Modeling and Characterization of Power Generation Modules Based on Bulk Materials; Timothy P. Hogan and Tom Shih
Energy Conversion Using Diode-Like Structures; Yan Kucherov and Peter Hagelstein
Size Effects on Thermal Transport; Chandra Mohan Bhandari
Thermoelectric Aspects of Strongly Correlated Electron Systems; S. Paschen
Theory and Modeling in Nanostructured Thermoelectrics; Alexander A. Balandin
Thermoelectric Power of Carbon Nanotubes; G.D. Mahan
Phonon-Drag Thermopower of Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures; Yu.V. Ivanov
MATERIAL PREPARATION AND MEASUREMENTS
Solid State Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials; B.A. Cook and J.L. Harringa
Review of Methods of Thermoelectric Materials Mass Production; Yury M. Belov, Sergei M. Maniakin, and Igor V. Morgunov
Structural Studies of Thermoelectric Materials; Bo Brummerstedt Iversen
Measurements of Resistivity and Thermopower: Principles and Practical Realization; A.T. Burkov
Electrical and Thermal Transport Measurement Techniques for Evaluation of the Figure-of-Merit of Bulk Thermoelectric Materials; Terry M. Tritt
Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Thin Films; F. Völklein, A. Meier, and M. Blumers
Solvothermal Synthesis of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials; X.B. Zhao, T.J. Zhu, and X.H. Ji
Approaches to Thermoelectric Standardization; E. Müller, C. Stiewe, D.M. Rowe, and S.G.K. Williams
THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS
Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Antimony Telluride Solid Solutions; H. Scherrer and S. Scherrer
Bi-Sb Alloys: Thermopower in Magnetic Field; V.M. Grabov and O.N. Uryupin
Thermoelectrics on the Base of Solid Solutions of Mg2BIV Compounds (BIV = Si, Ge, Sn); V.K. Zaitsev, M.I. Fedorov, I.S. Eremin, and E.A. Gurieva
Thermoelectric Properties of the Group V Semimetals; J-P. Issi
Thermoelectrics of Transition Metal Silicides; M. Fedorov and V. Zaitsev
Formation and Crystal Chemistry of Clathrates; P. Rogl
Structure, Thermal Conductivity and Thermoelectric Properties of Clathrate Compounds; George S. Nolas
Skutterudite-Based Thermoelectrics; Ctirad Uher
Oxide Thermoelectrics; Kunihito Koumoto, Ichiro Terasaki, Tsuyoshi Kajitani, Michitaka Ohtaki, and Ryoji Funahashi
Thermoelectric Properties of Electrically Conducting Organic Materials; A.I. Casian
Shifting the Maximum Figure-of-Merit of (Bi, Sb)2(Te, Se)3 Thermoelectrics to Lower Temperatures; V.A. Kutasov, L.N. Lukyanova, and M.V. Vedernikov
Functionally Graded Materials for Thermoelectric Applications; V.L. Kuznetsov
Recent Developments in Low Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials; M.S. Dresselhaus and J.P. Heremans
Thermoelectric Properties of Nanocrystalline Transition Metal Silicides; J. Schumann and A.T. Burkov
Nanostructured Skutterudites; Mamoun Muhammed and Muhammet Toprak
Thermal Conductivity of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials; C. Dames and G. Chen
THERMOELEMENTS, MODULES AND DEVICES
Modeling and Optimization of Segmented Thermoelectric Generators for Terrestrial and Space Applications; Mohamed S. El-Genk and Hamed H. Saber
Thermocouple with a Passive HTSC Leg; V.L. Kuznetsov and M.V. Vedernikov Anisotropic Thermoelements; A.A. Snarskii and L.P. Bulat
Miniaturized Thermoelectric Converters; Harald Böttner, Joachim Nurnus, and Axel Schubert
Thermoelectric Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS); F. Völklein and A. Meier
Nanoscale Thermoelectrics; Joachim Nurnus, Harald Böttner, and Armin Lambrecht
Superlattice Thin-Film Thermoelectric Material and Device Technologies; Rama Venkatasubramanian, Edward Siivola, and Brooks O'Quinn
THERMOELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
Thermoelectric Power Generation System Recovering Industrial Waste Heat; Takenobu Kajikawa
The Concept of Thermoelectric Power Generation Topping-Up Co-Generation System; Takenobu Kajikawa
A Thermoelectric Application to Vehicles; Kakuei Matsubara and Mitsuru Matsuura
Thermoelectric Microgenerators with Isotope Heat Sources; L.I. Anatychuk and A.A. Pustovalov
Performance and Mass Estimates of CTM-ARPSs with Four GPHS Bricks; Mohamed S. El-Genk and Hamed H. Saber
Parametric and Optimization Analyses of Cascaded Thermoelectric-Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems with Four GPHS Bricks; Mohamed S. El-Genk and Hamed H. Saber
Space Missions and Applications; Robert D. Abelson
Quantum Well Thermoelectric Devices and Applications; S. Ghamaty, J.C. Bass, and N.B. Elsner
Thermoelectric Cooling of Electro-Optic Components; V.A. Semenyuk
Thermoelectric Refrigeration for Mass-Market Applications; Montag C. Davis, Benjamin P. Banney, Peter T. Clarke, Brett R. Manners, and Robert M. Weymouth
APPENDIX I: HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL THERMOELECTRIC SOCIETY; C.B. Vining, D.M. Rowe, J. Stockholm, and K.R. Rao
APPENDIX II: SELECTED THERMOELECTRIC SOURCES
General Principles and Basic Considerations; D.M. Rowe
Modern Thermodynamic Theory of Thermoelectricity; L.I. Anatychuk and O.J. Luste
Thermoelectric Phenomena under Large Temperature Gradients; L.I. Anatychuk and L.P. Bulat
Minority Carriers and Thermoelectric Effects in Bipolar Devices; Kevin Pipe
Effects of Charge Carriers' Interactions on Seebeck Coefficients; David Emin
Thermal Conductivity of Semiconductors with Complex Crystal Structure; V.K. Zaitsev and M.I. Fedorov
A Chemical Approach to the First-Principles Modeling of Novel Thermoelectric Materials; Luca Bertini, Fausto Cargnoni, and Carlo Gatti
Recent Trends for the Design and Optimization of Thermoelectric Materials: A Theoretical Perspective; John S. Tse and Dennis D. Klug
Thermoelectric Power Generation: Efficiency and Compatibility; G. Jeffrey Snyder
A New Upper Limit to the Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit; H.J. Goldsmid
Thermoelectric Module Design Theories; Gao Min
Modeling and Characterization of Power Generation Modules Based on Bulk Materials; Timothy P. Hogan and Tom Shih
Energy Conversion Using Diode-Like Structures; Yan Kucherov and Peter Hagelstein
Size Effects on Thermal Transport; Chandra Mohan Bhandari
Thermoelectric Aspects of Strongly Correlated Electron Systems; S. Paschen
Theory and Modeling in Nanostructured Thermoelectrics; Alexander A. Balandin
Thermoelectric Power of Carbon Nanotubes; G.D. Mahan
Phonon-Drag Thermopower of Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures; Yu.V. Ivanov
MATERIAL PREPARATION AND MEASUREMENTS
Solid State Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials; B.A. Cook and J.L. Harringa
Review of Methods of Thermoelectric Materials Mass Production; Yury M. Belov, Sergei M. Maniakin, and Igor V. Morgunov
Structural Studies of Thermoelectric Materials; Bo Brummerstedt Iversen
Measurements of Resistivity and Thermopower: Principles and Practical Realization; A.T. Burkov
Electrical and Thermal Transport Measurement Techniques for Evaluation of the Figure-of-Merit of Bulk Thermoelectric Materials; Terry M. Tritt
Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Thin Films; F. Völklein, A. Meier, and M. Blumers
Solvothermal Synthesis of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials; X.B. Zhao, T.J. Zhu, and X.H. Ji
Approaches to Thermoelectric Standardization; E. Müller, C. Stiewe, D.M. Rowe, and S.G.K. Williams
THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS
Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Antimony Telluride Solid Solutions; H. Scherrer and S. Scherrer
Bi-Sb Alloys: Thermopower in Magnetic Field; V.M. Grabov and O.N. Uryupin
Thermoelectrics on the Base of Solid Solutions of Mg2BIV Compounds (BIV = Si, Ge, Sn); V.K. Zaitsev, M.I. Fedorov, I.S. Eremin, and E.A. Gurieva
Thermoelectric Properties of the Group V Semimetals; J-P. Issi
Thermoelectrics of Transition Metal Silicides; M. Fedorov and V. Zaitsev
Formation and Crystal Chemistry of Clathrates; P. Rogl
Structure, Thermal Conductivity and Thermoelectric Properties of Clathrate Compounds; George S. Nolas
Skutterudite-Based Thermoelectrics; Ctirad Uher
Oxide Thermoelectrics; Kunihito Koumoto, Ichiro Terasaki, Tsuyoshi Kajitani, Michitaka Ohtaki, and Ryoji Funahashi
Thermoelectric Properties of Electrically Conducting Organic Materials; A.I. Casian
Shifting the Maximum Figure-of-Merit of (Bi, Sb)2(Te, Se)3 Thermoelectrics to Lower Temperatures; V.A. Kutasov, L.N. Lukyanova, and M.V. Vedernikov
Functionally Graded Materials for Thermoelectric Applications; V.L. Kuznetsov
Recent Developments in Low Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials; M.S. Dresselhaus and J.P. Heremans
Thermoelectric Properties of Nanocrystalline Transition Metal Silicides; J. Schumann and A.T. Burkov
Nanostructured Skutterudites; Mamoun Muhammed and Muhammet Toprak
Thermal Conductivity of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials; C. Dames and G. Chen
THERMOELEMENTS, MODULES AND DEVICES
Modeling and Optimization of Segmented Thermoelectric Generators for Terrestrial and Space Applications; Mohamed S. El-Genk and Hamed H. Saber
Thermocouple with a Passive HTSC Leg; V.L. Kuznetsov and M.V. Vedernikov Anisotropic Thermoelements; A.A. Snarskii and L.P. Bulat
Miniaturized Thermoelectric Converters; Harald Böttner, Joachim Nurnus, and Axel Schubert
Thermoelectric Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS); F. Völklein and A. Meier
Nanoscale Thermoelectrics; Joachim Nurnus, Harald Böttner, and Armin Lambrecht
Superlattice Thin-Film Thermoelectric Material and Device Technologies; Rama Venkatasubramanian, Edward Siivola, and Brooks O'Quinn
THERMOELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
Thermoelectric Power Generation System Recovering Industrial Waste Heat; Takenobu Kajikawa
The Concept of Thermoelectric Power Generation Topping-Up Co-Generation System; Takenobu Kajikawa
A Thermoelectric Application to Vehicles; Kakuei Matsubara and Mitsuru Matsuura
Thermoelectric Microgenerators with Isotope Heat Sources; L.I. Anatychuk and A.A. Pustovalov
Performance and Mass Estimates of CTM-ARPSs with Four GPHS Bricks; Mohamed S. El-Genk and Hamed H. Saber
Parametric and Optimization Analyses of Cascaded Thermoelectric-Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems with Four GPHS Bricks; Mohamed S. El-Genk and Hamed H. Saber
Space Missions and Applications; Robert D. Abelson
Quantum Well Thermoelectric Devices and Applications; S. Ghamaty, J.C. Bass, and N.B. Elsner
Thermoelectric Cooling of Electro-Optic Components; V.A. Semenyuk
Thermoelectric Refrigeration for Mass-Market Applications; Montag C. Davis, Benjamin P. Banney, Peter T. Clarke, Brett R. Manners, and Robert M. Weymouth
APPENDIX I: HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL THERMOELECTRIC SOCIETY; C.B. Vining, D.M. Rowe, J. Stockholm, and K.R. Rao
APPENDIX II: SELECTED THERMOELECTRIC SOURCES
Biography
D.M. Rowe
