Description Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished
itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. The Willardson and Beer series, as it is widely
known, has succeeded in producing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. Not only did many of these volumes make an impact at the time
of their publication, but they continue to be well-cited years after their original release. Recently, Professor Eicke R. Weber of the
University of California at Berkeley joined as a co-editor of the series. Professor Weber, a well-known expert in the field of semiconductor
materials, will further contribute to continuing the series' tradition of publishing timely, highly relevant, and long-impacting volumes.
Some of the recent volumes, such as Hydrogen in Semiconductors, Imperfections in III/V Materials, Epitaxial Microstructures,
High-Speed Heterostructure Devices, Oxygen in Silicon, and others promise that this tradition will be maintained and even expanded.
Thermoelectric materials may be used for solid state refrigeration or power generation applications via the large Peltier effect in
these materials. To be an effective thermoelectric material, a material must possess a large Seebeck coefficient, a low resistivity
and a low thermal conductivity. Due to increased need for alternative energy sources providing environmentally friendly refrigeration
and power generation, thermoelectric materials research experienced a rebirth in the mid 1990's. Semiconductors and Semimetals,
Volume 70: Recent Trends in Thermoelectric Materials Research: Part Two provides an overview of much of this research in thermoelectric
materials during the decade of the 1990's. New materials and new material concepts such as quantum well and superlattice structures
gave hope to the possibilities that might be achieved. An effort was made to focus on these new materials and not on materials such
as BiTe alloys, since such recent reviews are available. Experts in the field who were active researchers during this period were the
primary authors to this series of review articles. This is the most complete collection of review articles that are primarily focussed
on new materials and new concepts that is existence to date.
Audience
Applied physicists, electrical engineers, and materials scientists both academia and industry.
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