Fr. 188.00

Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science of Thermoelectric Materials - Beyond Bismuth Telluride

English · Hardback

Shipping usually within 2 to 3 weeks (title will be printed to order)

Description

Read more

This volume: Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science of Thermoelectric Materials: Beyond Bismuth Telluride contains a series of topical articles that were presented as invited lectures by prominent leaders in this field at a workshop held in Traverse City, Michigan in the summer of 2002. These articles place the state of the art, regarding design principles, candidate materials and systems and current advances in context and should serve as a useful source of insights into this field for both beginning students and practitioners alike.

List of contents

Overview of Bismuth Nanowires for Thermoelectric Applications.- The Synthetic Search for Better Thermoelectrics.- New Bulk Materials for Thermoelectric Applications: Synthetic Strategies Based on Phase Homologies.- Boron Carbides: Unconventional High-Temperature Thermoelectrics.- Block-Layer Concept for the Layered Cobalt Oxide: A Design for Thermoelectric Oxides.- Thermoelectric Properties of Early Transition Metal Antimonides.- Clathrate Thermoelectrics.- Structure-Property Relations in Skutterudites.- Phonon Heat Conduction in Superlattices.- Thermal Conduction in CoSb3-Based Skutterudites.- Thermoelectric Transport in Bismuth Nanowires: Experimental Results.- Pressure Tuning of Thermoelectric Materials.- Thermoelectrics with Thermionic Boundary Conditions.- Electronic Structure of Complex Bismuth Chaleogenide Systems.- Toward a First-Principles Determination of Transport Coefficients.- Can Theory Help in the Search for Better Thermoelectric Materials?.- Participants.

Summary

Contains a series of topical articles that were presented as invited lectures by prominent leaders in this field at a workshop held in Traverse City, Michigan in 2002. These articles deal with design principles, candidate materials and systems and advances in context, and are useful for both beginning students and practitioners alike.

Product details

Assisted by S D Mahanti (Editor), T. P. Hogan (Editor), T.P. Hogan (Editor), M. G. Kanatzidis (Editor), M.G. Kanatzidis (Editor), S. D. Mahanti (Editor), S.D. Mahanti (Editor), P Hogan (Editor), T P Hogan (Editor)
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.01.2003
 
EAN 9780306477386
ISBN 978-0-306-47738-6
No. of pages 317
Weight 902 g
Illustrations X, 317 p.
Series Fundamental Materials Research
Fundamental Materials Research
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering

Customer reviews

No reviews have been written for this item yet. Write the first review and be helpful to other users when they decide on a purchase.

Write a review

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Write your own review.

For messages to CeDe.ch please use the contact form.

The input fields marked * are obligatory

By submitting this form you agree to our data privacy statement.