Materials, Preparation, and Characterization in Thermoelectrics

Table of Contents for Materials, Preparation, and Characterization in Thermoelectrics General Principles and Theoretical Considerations The Transverse Thermoelectric Effects and Their Application, H.J. Goldsmid Thermoelectric Induction in Power Generation: Prospect and Proposals, L. Anatychuk Thermoelectric Devices as Heat Engines: Alternative Thermodynamic Cycles, L.E. Bell Functionally Graded Thermoelectric Generator and Cooler Elements, E. Muller and K Zabrocki, C. Coupil, G.J.Snyder, and W. Seifert Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations in Thermoelectric materials, J.P. Tedenac First Principle Calculations of Electron Transport Properties in Disordered Intermetallic Thermoelectrics, J. Tobola, and L.Chaput New Thermoelectric Materials with Precisely Determined Electronic Structure and Phonon Dispersion, Tsunehiro Takeuchi Ensemble Synthesis Approach to the Optimization of Thermoelectric Materials, D. M.Gruen Ab initio-based Band Engineering and Rational Design of Thermoelectric Materials, Jiong Yang, Xun Shi, Wenqing Zhang, Lidong Chen, and Jihui Yang Band Structure Guidelines for Higher Figure of Merit: Analytic Band Generation and Energy Filtering, O. Lovvik and E. Flage-Larsen Introduction to Modelling Thermoelectric Transport at High Temperatures, A.F. May and J. Snyder The Effect of Resonant Energy Levels on the Thermoelectric Power and Thermoelectric Power Factor, J.P. Hereman Graphine-like Exfoliated Quasi- 2D thermoelectric crystals, A.A. Balandin The Bottom-Up Approach to Bulk Thermoelectric Materials With Nano-Scale Domains, A. Datta, A. Popescu, L. Woods, and G.S. Nolas Surface and Interface Effects on Thermoelectric Behaviour in Crystalline Nano-wires, F. Sansoz Materials Preparation and Measurement High Performance Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials Prepared by Melt Spinning and Spark Plasma Sintering, Xinfeng Tang, Wenjie Xie, Han Li, Baoli Du, Qingjie Zhang, T. M. Tritt, and C. Uher Fabrication Routes for Nanostructured TE Material Architectures, M.S. Toprak, S. Li, and M. Muhammed Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of Iron Disilicide, Y. Isoda and H. Udono The Deposition of Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 Thermoelectric Thin-films by Thermal co-Evaporation and Applications in Energy Harvesting, L.M. Goncalves Thermoelectric Materials, Measurements, and Opportunities for Energy Harvesting Application, P.J. Taylor Thermal and Thermoelectric Characterization of Individual Nanostructures and Thin Films, Li Shi Measurement of Seebeck Coefficient and Thermal Conductivity on Nanoscale Materials and Structures, F. Voelklein Neutron Scattering Investigations of Thermoelectric Materials, M. Christensen Commercial Patent Basics Every Researcher and Engineer Should Know, R. Hansen