CRC Press. 1995. 683 p.
Introductino
Section A - General Principles and Theoretical Considerations
Thermoelectric Phenomena
Conversion Efficiency and Figure-of-Merit
Thermoelectric Transport Theory
Optimization of Carrier Concentration
Minimizing the Thermal Conductivity
Selective carrier Scattering in Thermoelectric Materials
Thermomagnetic Phenomena
Section B - Material Preparation
Preparation of Thermoelectric materials from Melts
Powder Metallurgy Techniques
PIES Method of Preparing Bismuth Alloys
Preparation of Thermoelectric Materials by Mechanical Alloying
Preparation of Thermoelectric Films
Section C - Measurement of Thermoelectric Properties
Calculation of Peltier Device Performance
Measurements of Electrical Properties
Measurement of Thermal Properties
Z-Meters
Methodology for Testing Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
Section D - Thermoelectric Materials
Bismuth Telluride, Antimony Telluride, and Their Solid Solutions
Valence band Structure and the Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit of (Bi1-xSbs)2Te3 Crystals
Lead Telluride and Its Alloys
Properties of the General TAGS System
Thermoelectric Properties of Silicides
Polycrystalline Iron Disilicide as a Thermoelectric Generator Material
Thermoelectric Properties of Anisotropic MnSi1.75
Low carrier Mobility Materials for Thermoelectric Applications
Semimetals as Materials for Thermoelectric Generators
Silicon Germanium
Rare Earth Compounds
Thermoelectric Properties of High-Temperature Superconductors
Boron Carbides
Thermoelectric Properties of metallic Materials
Neutron Irradiation Damage in SiGe Alloys
New Materials and Performance Limits for Thermoelectric Cooling
Section E - Thermoelectric Generation
Miniature Semiconductor Thermoelectric Devices
Commercially Available Generators
Modular RTG Technology
Peltier Devices as Generators
Calculations of Generator Performance
Section F - Generator Applications
Terrestial Applications of Thermoelectric Generators
Space Applications
SP-100 Space Subsystems
Safety Aspects of Thermoelectrics in Space
Low-Temperature Heat Conversion
Section G - Thermoelectric Refrigeration
Introduction
Module Design and Fabrication
Cooling Thermoelements with Superconducting Leg
Section H - Applications of thermoelectric Cooling
Introduction
Commercial Peltier Modules
Thermoelectrically Cooled Radiation Detectors
reliability of Peltier Coolers in Fiber-Optic Laser Packages
Laboratory Equipment
Large-Scale Cooling: Integrated Thermoelectric Element Technology
Medium-Scale Cooling: Thermoelectric Module Technology
Modeling of Thermoelectric Cooling Systems
Index
Introductino
Section A - General Principles and Theoretical Considerations
Thermoelectric Phenomena
Conversion Efficiency and Figure-of-Merit
Thermoelectric Transport Theory
Optimization of Carrier Concentration
Minimizing the Thermal Conductivity
Selective carrier Scattering in Thermoelectric Materials
Thermomagnetic Phenomena
Section B - Material Preparation
Preparation of Thermoelectric materials from Melts
Powder Metallurgy Techniques
PIES Method of Preparing Bismuth Alloys
Preparation of Thermoelectric Materials by Mechanical Alloying
Preparation of Thermoelectric Films
Section C - Measurement of Thermoelectric Properties
Calculation of Peltier Device Performance
Measurements of Electrical Properties
Measurement of Thermal Properties
Z-Meters
Methodology for Testing Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
Section D - Thermoelectric Materials
Bismuth Telluride, Antimony Telluride, and Their Solid Solutions
Valence band Structure and the Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit of (Bi1-xSbs)2Te3 Crystals
Lead Telluride and Its Alloys
Properties of the General TAGS System
Thermoelectric Properties of Silicides
Polycrystalline Iron Disilicide as a Thermoelectric Generator Material
Thermoelectric Properties of Anisotropic MnSi1.75
Low carrier Mobility Materials for Thermoelectric Applications
Semimetals as Materials for Thermoelectric Generators
Silicon Germanium
Rare Earth Compounds
Thermoelectric Properties of High-Temperature Superconductors
Boron Carbides
Thermoelectric Properties of metallic Materials
Neutron Irradiation Damage in SiGe Alloys
New Materials and Performance Limits for Thermoelectric Cooling
Section E - Thermoelectric Generation
Miniature Semiconductor Thermoelectric Devices
Commercially Available Generators
Modular RTG Technology
Peltier Devices as Generators
Calculations of Generator Performance
Section F - Generator Applications
Terrestial Applications of Thermoelectric Generators
Space Applications
SP-100 Space Subsystems
Safety Aspects of Thermoelectrics in Space
Low-Temperature Heat Conversion
Section G - Thermoelectric Refrigeration
Introduction
Module Design and Fabrication
Cooling Thermoelements with Superconducting Leg
Section H - Applications of thermoelectric Cooling
Introduction
Commercial Peltier Modules
Thermoelectrically Cooled Radiation Detectors
reliability of Peltier Coolers in Fiber-Optic Laser Packages
Laboratory Equipment
Large-Scale Cooling: Integrated Thermoelectric Element Technology
Medium-Scale Cooling: Thermoelectric Module Technology
Modeling of Thermoelectric Cooling Systems
Index