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Recent trends in thermoelectric materials research II /

Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. The Willardson and Beer series, as it is widely known, has succeeded in producing numerous landm...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tritt, Terry M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, �2001.
Colección:Semiconductors and semimetals ; v. 70.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Recent Trends in Thermoelectric Materials Research II; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 1. Use of Atomic Diplacement Parameters in Thermoelectric Materials Research ; I. Introduction ; II. Elementary Theory of Atomic Displacement Parameters ; III. Interpreting ADP Data.
  • IV. Clathratelike Thermoelectric Compounds V. Estimation of the Lattice Thermal Conductivity from ADP Data ; VI. Examples ; VII. Summary ; References ; Chapter 2. Electronic and Thermoelectric Properties of Half-Heusler Alloys ; I. Introduction ; II. Experimental Procedures.
  • III. Undoped Compounds with Valence Electron Count Near 18 IV. Doped Alloys ; V. Summary ; References ; Chapter 3. Overview of the Thermoelectric Properties of Quasicrystalline Materials and Their Potential for Thermoelectric Applications; I. Quasicrystals: Background and Introduction; II. Quasicrystals: Structural and Mechanical Properties; III. Synthetic Methods for the Growth of Quasicrystals.
  • IV. Introduction to Thermoelectric Materials V. Quasicrystals as Thermoelectrics?; VI. Thermoelectric Properties of Quasicrystals ; VII. Future Directions and Approach ; VIII. Summary ; References ; Chapter 4. Military Applications of Enhanced Thermoelectrics ; I. Introduction ; II. Thermal Management.
  • III. Power Generation IV. Conclusion ; Chapter 5. Theoretical and Computational Approaches for Identifying and Optimizing Novel hermoelectric Materials ; I. Introduction ; II. Some Fundamental Considerations ; III. First Principles Methodology ; IV. Skutterudites ; V. Chevrel Phases.