TY - CHAP
T1 - Thermoelectric Parameters and Their Optimization
AU - Ravindra, N. M.
AU - Jariwala, Bhakti
AU - Bañobre, Asahel
AU - Maske, Aniket
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Thermoelectric phenomenon fundamentally involves the ability to convert thermal energy from a temperature gradient into electrical energy and vice versa by utilizing the benefits of Seebeck effect and Peltier effect. These effects have been introduced in the previous chapter. The performance of thermoelectric materials can be maximized by tailoring the thermoelectric parameters, by requiring high electrical conductivities, large value of Seebeck coefficient, and low thermal conductivities. These thermoelectric parameters are interrelated with each other. Therefore, the key element is to have a thorough knowledge of their dependency as well as their interrelationships for optimizing the Figure of Merit – ZT. This in turn improves the thermoelectric performance resulting, thereby, in increased efficiency of a thermoelectric generator. We consider each of the thermoelectric parameters in this chapter.
AB - Thermoelectric phenomenon fundamentally involves the ability to convert thermal energy from a temperature gradient into electrical energy and vice versa by utilizing the benefits of Seebeck effect and Peltier effect. These effects have been introduced in the previous chapter. The performance of thermoelectric materials can be maximized by tailoring the thermoelectric parameters, by requiring high electrical conductivities, large value of Seebeck coefficient, and low thermal conductivities. These thermoelectric parameters are interrelated with each other. Therefore, the key element is to have a thorough knowledge of their dependency as well as their interrelationships for optimizing the Figure of Merit – ZT. This in turn improves the thermoelectric performance resulting, thereby, in increased efficiency of a thermoelectric generator. We consider each of the thermoelectric parameters in this chapter.
KW - Charge carriersCharge Carriers
KW - Effective massEffective Mass
KW - Electrical conductivityElectrical Conductivity
KW - Seebeck coefficientSeebeck Coefficient
KW - Thermoelectric Parameters
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-96341-9_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-96341-9_2
M3 - Chapter
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T3 - SpringerBriefs in Materials
SP - 7
EP - 20
BT - SpringerBriefs in Materials
PB - Springer
ER -