Thermoelectric Power Generation

by Hogan, T. P.; Yang, J.; Funahashi, R.; Tritt, T.

• ISBN13: 9781558999879
• ISBN10: 1558999876
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-11
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Thermoelectric materials can be employed to develop Thermoelectric powder generation modules used to convert heat flow into electricity without any moving parts. Increasing the efficiency of these devices is of high interest for application in waste heat recovery and power generation. The focus of this volume, the eight in a popular series, is on recent material and technological advances in the fields of thermoelectrics.

Table of Contents

The Study of Solvothermal Synthesis of Nano-Engineered CoSb[subscript 3] Skutterudite Thermoelectric Materials	p. 3
Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Lead Chalcogenide Nanocomposites	p. 13
New Opportunities in Existing Thermoelectric Materials: Grain Boundary Engineering in Pulverized p-Bi[subscript 2]Te[subscript 3] System	p. 21
Nanocomposites to Enhance ZT in Thermoelectrics	p. 29
Oxide Thermoelectrics	p. 43
Large Thermoelectric Power Generated by the Van Hove Singularity in Na[subscript x]CoO[subscript 2]	p. 51
Defect Clustering and Nanostructure Formation in PbTe-Based Bulk Thermoelectrics	p. 57
In Situ TEM Study of Bismuth Nanostructures	p. 63
Thermopower Measurements of Arrays of Small Diameter (18-60 nm) Bi Nanowires	p. 71
Synthesis and Optical Properties of ID Bismuth Nanorods	p. 77
Mechanical Alloying Synthesis of K[subscript 2]Bi[subscript 8]Se[subscript 13]-Type Solid Solutions	p. 83
Structural Studies of GeTe-AgSbTe[subscript 2] Alloys	p. 89
Investigation of Thermoelectric Materials: Substitution Effect of Bi on the Ag[subscript 1-x]Pb[subscript 18]MTe[subscript 20] (M = Sb, Bi) (x = 0, 0.14,0.3)	p. 95
Thermoelectric Properties of Nanostructured (Pb[subscript 1-m]Sn[subscript m]Te)[subscript 1-x](PbS)[subscript x] with Pb and Sb Precipitates	p. 101
Investigation of Cubic PbS/AgSbS[subscript 2] System for Thermoelectric Applications	p. 107
Melt Spinning Preparation of Bismuth Telluride and Partially Alloying with IV-VI Compounds for Thermoelectric Application	p. 115
Mechanical Characterization of PbTe-Based Thermoelectric Materials	p. 121
Atomic Ordering, Electronic Structure, and Transport Properties of LAST-m Systems	p. 127
Optimization of High Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit in p-Type Ag[subscript 1-x](Pb[subscript 1-y]Sn[subscript y])[subscript m]Sb[subscript 1-z]Te[subscript m+2]	p. 135
High-Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Pb[subscript 1-x] Sn[subscript x]Te:In	p. 141
N-Type Lead-Chalcogenide Thermoelectric Materials Alloyed with Tin	p. 147
Bulk Materials Research for Thermoelectric Power Generation Applications	p. 155
Silicon and Germanium Network Polyhedra Viewed From Soft X-ray Spectroscopy	p. 167
Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Clathrate-II Materials	p. 173
Thermoelectric Properties of In[subscript x]Co[subscript 4-y]Ni[subscript y]Sb[subscript 12] Skutterudite Compounds	p. 179
Ternary Skutterudites: Anion Ordering and Thermoelectric Properties	p. 185
Enhanced Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in Ba[subscript x]Yb[subscript y]Co[subscript 4]Sb[subscript 12] Skutterudites	p. 191
Zinti Phase as Thermoelectric Materials: Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Yb[subscript 5]Al[subscript 2]Sb[subscript 6]	p. 199
Preparation and Properties of Sr[subscript n+1]Ti[subscript n]O[subscript 3n+1] Ruddlesden-Popper Homologous Series by Metal-Citric Acid Complex Decomposition Method	p. 205
Design and Evaluation of n-Type Si[subscript 1-x]Ge[subscript x] as a Thermoelectric-Conversion Material	p. 211
Thermoelectric Properties of Phase Separated Composite of Ln-Doped SrTiO[subscript 3] and TiO[subscript 2] Micro Crystals	p. 217
Variation in the Einstein Temperature of Guest Atoms in Ba-Ge-X Type-III Clathrate Compounds	p. 223
The Effect of Bi Addition on Thermoelectric Properties of the Sintered Heusler Fe[subscript 2]VAl Alloy	p. 229
Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Y Doped SrTiO[subscript 3] by Modified Pechini's Method	p. 235
Thermoelectric Properties of La-Doped BaSi[subscript 2] and (Ba,Sr)Si[subscript 2] Solid Solutions	p. 241
Crystal Growth of Mg[subscript 2]Si by the Vertical Bridgman Method and the Doping Effect of Bi and Al on Thermoelectric Characteristics	p. 247
Doping Characteristics of Silver in Mg[subscript 2]Si[subscript 1-x]Ge[subscript x] Prepared by Plasma Activated Sintering	p. 253
Fabrication of Mg[subscript 2]Si From a Reused-Silicon Source and Its Thermoelectric Characteristics	p. 259
Effect of Combined Addition of Silicon Carbide Whiskers and Fullerene Nanoparticles on Properties of Thermoelectric Zinc Antimonide	p. 265
Optimization of Thermoelectric Properties of Ni-Cu Based Alloy Through Combinatorial Approach	p. 273
LSCO Ceramics as Possible Thermoelectric Material for Low Temperature Applications	p. 279
Investigations of Bonding in Skutterudites by Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy	p. 285
Reduced Thermal Conductivity by Low-Frequency Optic Phonons That Give Rise to Negative Thermal Expansion: Opportunities for Thermoelectrics?	p. 293
Preparation and Characterization of High Temperature Thermoelectrics Based on Metal/Oxide Nanocomposites	p. 299
Thermoelectric Properties of Nearly Single-Phase Half-Heusler NbCoSn Alloys and Importance of Microstructures for Improving Performance	p. 305
Thermoelectric Oxides and Oxynitrides with Perovskite-Type Structure	p. 311
Thermoelectric and Mechanical Properties of Ca[subscript 0.9]Yb[subscript 0.1]MnO[subscript 3 ]Based Materials	p. 319
Transport Behavior and Thermal Conductivity Reduction in the Composite System PbTe-Pb-Sb	p. 327
Thallium-Free Thermoelectric Materials with Extremely Low Thermal Conductivity	p. 333
Thermoelectric Properties of Mixed-Metal Tellurides	p. 343
Thermoelectric Properties of the Nanostructured NaPb[subscript 18-x]Sn[subscript x]MTe[subscript 20] (M=Sb, Bi) Materials	p. 349
Improvement of Thermoelectric Properties of p- and n-Types Oxide Thick Films Fabricated by Electrophoretic Deposition	p. 357
Thermoelectric Properties and Magnetic Anisotropies of Magnetically Grain-Oriented Sr- or Bi-Doped Ca[subscript 3]Co[subscript 4]O[subscript 9] Thick Films	p. 363
Origin of Giant Seebeck Coefficient for High Density 2DEGs Confined in the SrTiO[subscript 3]SrTi[subscript 0.8]Nb[subscript 0.2]O[subscript 3] Superlattices	p. 369
Quantum Size Effect of 2DEG Confined within BaTiO[subscript 3]/SrTiO[subscript 3]:Nb Superlattices	p. 375
New Approach for the Synthesis of IV-VI Thermoelectric Thin Film Materials and Devices on Si: (211) PbSnSeTe/ZnTe/Si Heterostructures	p. 381
Thermoelectric Properties of Bi[subscript 2]Te[subscript 3] Based Thin Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition	p. 389
Enhanced Seebeck Coefficient of Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor Superlattices	p. 395
Application of the Thermal Quadrupole Method in the Characterization of Thermoelectric Modules	p. 401
Power and Efficiency Calculation and Evaluation of Material Properties in Thermoelectric Power Generators	p. 407
Formation of Transition-Metal-Based Ohmic Contacts to n-Mg[subscript 2]Si by Plasma Activated Sintering	p. 413
Characterization of Thin-Film Thermoelectric Micro-Modules Using Transient Harman ZT Measurement and Near-IR Thermoreflectance	p. 421
Enhanced Cooling in Doped Semiconductors Due to Nonlinear Peltier Effect	p. 427
Segmented Power Generator Modules of Bi[subscript 2]Te[subscript 3] and ErAs: InGaAlAs Embedded with ErAs Nanoparticles	p. 435
Study on the Fabrication and Characterization of LAST and LASTT Based Thermoelectric Generators	p. 441
Electrical Contact Fabrication and Measurements of Metals and Alloys to Thermoelectric Materials	p. 449
New Thermoelectric Arsenides and Antimonides for High Temperature Applications	p. 459
Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Antifluorite Materials	p. 469
Author Index	p. 475
Subject Index	p. 479
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