Thermoelectric Materials and Devices

Thermoelectric Materials and Devices summarizes the latest research achievements over the past 20 years of thermoelectric material and devices, most notably including new theory and strategies of thermoelectric materials design and the new technology of device integration. The book's author has provided a bridge between the knowledge of basic physical/chemical principles and the fabrication technology of thermoelectric materials and devices, providing readers with research and development strategies for high performance thermoelectric materials and devices. It will be a vital resource for graduate students, researchers and technologists working in the field of energy conversion and the development of thermoelectric devices.

• Discusses the new theory and methods of thermoelectric materials design
• Combines scientific principles, along with synthesis and fabrication technologies in thermoelectric materials
• Presents the design optimization and interface technology for thermoelectric devices
• Introduces thermoelectric polymers and organic-inorganic thermoelectric composites

Researchers and engineers working on thermoelectric materials and technology, undergraduate and graduate students studying materials and/or thermal management subjects such as materials science, electronics, physics, semiconductors, thermal management as well as college professors in these fields

Chapter 1 Basic theory of thermoelectricity
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Thermoelectric effects
1.3 Thermoelectric conversion efficiency and figure of merit

Chapter 2 Optimization strategy of thermoelectric materials
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Basic theory of thermoelectric transport
2.3 Optimization strategy of thermoelectric materials design
2.4 Transport theory in nanoscale and naon-structured thermoelectric materials
2.5 Summary

Chapter 3 Measurement of thermoelectric transport properties
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Measurement for bulk materials
3.3 Measurement for low-dimensional materials

Chapter 4 Typical thermoelectric materials
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Bi2Te3 based alloys
4.3 PbX（X=S,Se,Te）compounds
4.4 Silicides
4.5 Cage structured compounds
4.6 Superionic conductor thermoelectrics
4.7 Oxides
4.8 Other new thermoelectric compounds

Chapter 5 Low-dimensional and nanostructured thermoelectric materials
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Supperlattices
5.3 Thin films with nano-grains
5.4 Nanowires
5.5 Fabrication of thermoelectric nano-particles
5.6 Nanostructured bulk materials and nano-composites
5.7 Summary

Chapter 6 Thermoelectric polymer and organic-inorganic composites
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Thermoelectric properties of polymer and organic-inorganic composites
6.3 Fabrication of polymer and organic-inorganic composites
6.4 Summary

Chapter 7 Integration and application of thermoelectric devices
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Structure and integration methods of device
7.3 Design and performance evaluation of devices
7.4 Bonding and interface
7.5 Micro-devices
7.6 Application and Service behaviour of devices
7.7 Challenge and futures