Thermoelectric Energy Conversion

Section 1: Theory and mechanism

1-1: Thermoelectric properties beyond the standard Boltzmann model : peculiarities of oxides and sulfides

1-2: Electronic correlation

1-3: Thermal Transport by Phonons in Thermoelectrics

Section 2: Materials

2-1: Thermoelectric performance enhancement of bismuth telluride based alloys

2-2: Skutterudites-recent progress

2-3: Recent development in half-Heusler thermoelectric materials

2-4: Pseudogap Engineering of Fe2VAl‐based Thermoelectric Heusler Compounds

2-5: Zintl Phases for thermoelectric Applications

2-6: High-performance Sulphide Thermoelectric Materials

2-7: Synthetic minerals tetrahedrites and colusites for thermoelectric power generation

2-8: High performance thermoelectrics based on metal selenides

2-9: Materials development and module fabrication in highly efficient lead tellurides

2-10: Oxide thermoelectric materials: compositional, structural, microstructural and processing challenges to realize their potential

2-11: Oxide Thermoelectric Materials

2-12: Thermoelectric Materials Based on Organic Semiconductors

2-13: Organic Thermoelectric Materials and Device

2-14: Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Based on Carbon Nanotubes

2-15: Higher Manganese Silicides

2-16: Thermoelectric, mechanical properties, and durability for Mg-Si and Mn-Si

2-17: Highly Performed Silicide Thermoelectric Materials

Section 3: Devices and Modules

3-1: Segmented Modules

3-2: Power generation performance of Heusler Fe2VAl module

3-3: Micro Thermoelectric Devices Using Si Nanowires

3-4: Measurement Techniques of Thermoelectric Devices and Modules

3-5: Evaluation Method and Measurement Example of Thermoelectric Device and Modules

Section 4: Applications

4-1: Thermoelectric Air cooling

4-2: Air cooled thermoelectric generator

4-3: Prospect of TEG Application from Thermoelectric Market

4-4: Thermoelectric Applications in Passenger Vehicles

4-5: Thermoelectrics Generators for Full-Size Trucks and Sport Utility Vehicles

4-6: Thermoelectric generation using solar energy

4-7: Development and demonstration of outdoor-applicable thermoelectric generators for IoT applications

Thermoelectric Energy Conversion: Theories and Mechanisms, Materials, Devices, and Applications provides readers with foundational knowledge on key aspects of thermoelectric conversion and reviews future prospects. Sections cover the basic theories and mechanisms of thermoelectric physics, the chemical and physical aspects of classical to brand-new materials, measurement techniques of thermoelectric conversion properties from the materials to modules and current research, including the physics, crystallography and chemistry aspects of processing to produce thermoelectric devices. Finally, the book discusses thermoelectric conversion applications, including cooling, generation, energy harvesting, space, sensor and other emerging areas of applications.

• Reviews key applications of thermoelectric energy conversion, including cooling, power generation, energy harvesting, and applications for space and sensing
• Discusses a wide range of materials, including skutterudites, heusler materials, chalcogenides, oxides, low dimensional materials, and organic materials
• Provides the fundamentals of thermoelectric energy conversion, including the physics, phonon conduction, electronic correlation, magneto-seebeck theories, topological insulators and thermionics

Materials Scientists, Electrical and Thermal Engineers, Researchers in both academia and R&D