THERMOELECTRICS ÄND ITS ENERGY HARVESTING

MODULES, SYSTEMS, AND APPLICATIONS

IN THERMOELECTRICS

Edited by D . M . R o w e OBE, DSC, PhD

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Contents

Preface ix Editor xi Contributors xiii

SECTION I Thermoelectric Materials and Properties

1 Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials 1-1 Zhifeng Ren, Gang Chen, and Mildred Dresselhaus

2 Design and Realization of Nanostructured Inorganic Intergrowths 2-1 M. Beekman, С. Heideman, M. Anderson, M. Smeller, R. Atkins, Q. Lin, N. Nguyen, and D.C. Johnson

3 Bulk Nanocomposites of Thermoelectric Materials 3-1 Lidong Chen, Zhen Xiong, Ruiheng Liu, and Wenqing Zhang

4 Layer-Structured Metal Sulfides as Novel Thermoelectric Materials 4-1 C.L. Wan, Y.F. Wang, N. Wang, Y.E. Putri, W. Norimatsu, M. Kusunoki, and K. Koumoto

5 Thermoelectric Properties of Quantum Wires within Chrysotile Asbestos Nanotubes 5-1 M.V. Vedernikov, Y.V. Ivanov, O.N. Uryupin, and Y.A. Kumzerov

6 Bismuth Telluride Alloys for Waste Energy Harvesting and Cooling Applications 6-1 H. Scherrer and S. Scherrer

7 Optimization of Solid Solutions Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides above Room Temperature 7-1 L.N. Lukyanova, V.A. Kutasov, P.P. Konstantinov, and V.V. Popov

8 Effect of Vacancy Distribution on the Thermoelectric Properties of Gallium and Indium Chalcogenides 8-1 Ken Kurosaki and Shinsuke Yamanaka

9 Thermoelectric Inverse Clathrates 9-1 Matthias Falmbigl and Peter F. Rogl

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VI Contents

1 0 Recent Advances in the Development of Efficient N-Type Skutterudites. . . 10-1 Ctirad Uher

1 1 Silicide Thermoelectrics: State of the Ar t and Prospects 11-1 M.I. Fedorov and V.K. Zaitsev

1 2 Thermoelectric Properties of Intermetallic Hybridization Gap and Pseudo-Gap Systems: Fe2VAl and CoSi 12-1 Donald T. Morelli

1 3 Novel Power Factor of Si-Ge System 13-1 Yoichi Okamoto and Hiroaki Takiguchi

1 4 Boride Thermoelectrics: High-Temperature Thermoelectric Materials 14-1 Takao Mori

15 Poly mer Thermoelectric Materials 15-1 Yoshikazu Shinohara

1 6 Thermomechanical Properties of Thermoelectric Materials ,....16-1 E.D. Case

SECTION II Thermoelectric Modules, Devices, and Applications

1 7 Miniatur ized Thermoelectric Converters, Technologies, and Applications 17-1 Harald Böttner and Joachim Nurnus

1 8 Application of Thermoelectrics for Thermal Management of High-Power Microelectronics 18-1 Vladimir A. Semenyuk

1 9 Millikelvin Tunnell ing Refrigerators 19-1 M.J. Prest, Т.Е. Whall, E.H.C. Parker, andD.R. Leadley

2 0 Heat Dissipaters 20-1 Jesus Esarte, Cecilia Wolluschek, Jesus Ma Blanco, and David Prieto

2 1 Thin-Film Superlattice Thermoelectric Devices for Energy Harvest ing and Thermal Management 21-1 Rama Venkatasubramanian, Jonathan Pierce, Thomas Colpitis, Gary Bulman, David Stokes, John Posthill, Phil Barletta, David Koester, Brooks O'Quinn, and Edward Siivola

SECTION III Thermoelectric Systems and Applications

2 2 Thermoelectr ic Energy Recovery Systems: Thermal , Thermoelectr ic, and Structural Considerations 22-1 Terry J. Hendricks and Douglas T. Crane

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2 3 Thermoelectr ic Harvest ing of Low-Temperature Heat 23-1 David Michael Rowe

2 4 Solar Thermoelectr ic Power Conversion 24-1 Daniel Kraemer, Kenneth McEnaney, Zhifeng Ren, and Gang Chen

2 5 Automotive Applications of Thermoelectr ic Materials 25-1 fihui Yang and Francis R. Stabler

2 6 Medical Applications of Thermoelectrics 26-1 Alic Chen and Paul K. Wright

Index Index-1