Advanced Thermoelectric Materials
Fundamentals and Applications
1st Edition
Published on 30. September 2020
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-3-527-33152-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book fills the gap by systematically present the basic principles, theories, materials and their performance, advanced characterizations, design criteria of novel thermoelectric materials and devices as well as their practical applications. It covers a wide range of modern thermoelectric materials from Si, binary alloys to complex oxides and also envelopes a broad range of approaches from bulk to one-dimensional nanostructured materials. This book: 1) correlate the effects of composition, atomic arrangement, electronic band structure, magnetism, electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions on thermal performance of advanced thermoelectric materials; 2) reveals the physics and chemistry underlying the thermoelectric behavior so that the full potential, as well as the fundamental limits, of thermoelectrics can be assessed; and 3) provides detailed information on the materials in various systems and the important issues relating to their thermophysical properties and practical applications.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Weinheim
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
20 farbige Abbildungen, 150 s/w Abbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 170 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-527-33152-9 (9783527331529)
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Persons
Sean Li is an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales and Australian Future Fellow. With more than 18 years hands-on research experience, Prof. Li's research expertise is in the areas of advanced electronic and multifunctional materials, with a current emphasis on thermoelectric, spintronic and other energy materials. He has published more than 170 scientific articles in international primary peer-reviewed journals and 5 book chapters and has an h-index of 23. Li is also the research program assessors of 1) Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2) Singapore, National Research Foundation, Singapore, 3) National Science Foundation, South Africa, and 4) OZreader of Australian Research Council.
Content
PART I: THEORY AND PRINCIPLES
Thermoelectric Phenomena
Thermodynamics of Thermoelectricity
Conflicting Thermoelectric Materials Properties
Theory of Electron and Phonon Transports in Solid
Electron-Electron and Electron-Phonon Interactions
Separation of Electron and Photon Transports
Advanced Characterization of Phonon Scattering and the Generalized Phonon Density of States
PART II: MATERIALS AND PROPERTIES
Role of Structures on High Performance Thermoelectric Materials
Skutterudites
Clathrates
Hal-Heusler Alloys
Complex Chalcogenides
p-Type Complex Oxides
n-Type Complex Oxides
Natural Superlattices: Hybrid Crystals
Engineered Crystal Lattices and Interface Engineering
Nanostructured and Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials
Nanocomposite Thermoelectric Materials
Design of Novel Thermoelectric Materials with Density Functional Theory
PART III: APPLICATIONS
Efficiencies of Thermoelectric Waste-Heat Recovery Unites
Design Criteria of High Performance Thermoelectric Devices
Applications for Space and Automotive Power Generation
Thermoelectric Topping Cycle Receiver for Concentration Solar Thermal Applications
Thermoelectric Cooling of Microelectronics
Thermoelectric Refrigeration
Thermoelectric Phenomena
Thermodynamics of Thermoelectricity
Conflicting Thermoelectric Materials Properties
Theory of Electron and Phonon Transports in Solid
Electron-Electron and Electron-Phonon Interactions
Separation of Electron and Photon Transports
Advanced Characterization of Phonon Scattering and the Generalized Phonon Density of States
PART II: MATERIALS AND PROPERTIES
Role of Structures on High Performance Thermoelectric Materials
Skutterudites
Clathrates
Hal-Heusler Alloys
Complex Chalcogenides
p-Type Complex Oxides
n-Type Complex Oxides
Natural Superlattices: Hybrid Crystals
Engineered Crystal Lattices and Interface Engineering
Nanostructured and Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials
Nanocomposite Thermoelectric Materials
Design of Novel Thermoelectric Materials with Density Functional Theory
PART III: APPLICATIONS
Efficiencies of Thermoelectric Waste-Heat Recovery Unites
Design Criteria of High Performance Thermoelectric Devices
Applications for Space and Automotive Power Generation
Thermoelectric Topping Cycle Receiver for Concentration Solar Thermal Applications
Thermoelectric Cooling of Microelectronics
Thermoelectric Refrigeration