Thermoelectricity: Including the Proceedings of the Conference on Thermoelectricity, September, 1958Paul Henry Egli |
Contents
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS | 1 |
SOME CONSIDERATIONS OF THE BASIC PHYSICS | 23 |
THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE DESIGN | 30 |
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alloy anode apparatus atoms band gap bismuth telluride calculated calorimeter carbide cathode ceramic charge carriers Chem coefficient of performance cold junction temperature compounds constant crystal current per element curve decrease density dependence determined doping ductivity effective mass electrical conductivity electrical resistivity electrons emission energy equation factor figure of merit generator-radiator heat conductivity heat flow heat source heater high temperatures hole hot junction temperature increase insulation Joffé junction temperature lattice low temperature maximum measured melting metals method minimum mobility n-type obtained optimum over-all thermal efficiency oxides parameters Peltier perature periclase phase phonons Phys potential properties radiation ratio refrigeration room temperature sample Seebeck coefficient semiconductors shown in Figure space charge specimen surface Table temperature difference temperature drop temperature gradient temperature range thermal conductivity thermal diffusivity thermionic thermocouple thermoelectric cooling thermoelectric materials thermoelectric power tion vacuum valence vapor voltage weight