1st Edition

Thermoelectrics and its Energy Harvesting, 2-Volume Set

Edited By David Michael Rowe
    1120 Pages 677 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Comprising two volumes, Thermoelectrics and Its Energy Harvesting reviews the vast improvements in technology and application of thermoelectric energy with a specific intention to reduce and reuse waste heat and improve novel techniques for the efficient acquisition and use of energy.

    Materials, Preparation, and Characterization in Thermoelectrics investigates the upsurge in activity in all aspects of thermoelectrics and the rapid advances in nanotechnology fueling the development of nano-architectured materials with substantially improved thermoelectric performance.

    Modules, Systems, and Applications in Thermoelectrics discusses the practical, novel, and truly groundbreaking applications of thermoelectrics in a range of markets. It details the U.S. interest in alternative energy and energy harvesting, the strong interest in Japan, Korea and Europe to incorporate thermoelectric generators in cars to reduce fuel consumption and meet EU carbon dioxide emission targets; and the European plans to build an isotopic powered thermoelectric generator.

    Volume I:

    General Principles and Theoretical Considerations
    Transverse Thermoelectric Effects and Their Application; H. J. Goldsmid
    Thermoelectric Induction in Power Generation: Prospects and Proposals; L. I. Anatychuk
    Thermoelectric Devices as Heat Engines: Alternative Thermodynamic Cycles; L. E. Bell
    Functionally Graded Thermoelectric Generator and Cooler Elements; E. Muller, K. Zabrocki, C. Goupil, G. Jeffrey Snyder, and W. Seifert
    Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations in Thermoelectric Materials: Applications to the Development of New Materials; Jean-Claude Tedenac
    First Principles Calculations of Electron Transport Properties in Disordered Thermoelectrics; Janusz Tobola and Laurent Chaput
    New Thermoelectric Materials with Precisely Determined Electronic Structure and Phonon Dispersion; Tsunehiro Takeuchi
    Entropy Flow in Interactive Semiconductor/Metal Nanoensembles; Dieter M. Gruen
    Ab Initio
    -Based Band Engineering and Rational Design of Thermoelectric Materials; Jiong Yang, Xun Shi, Wenqing Zhang, Lidong Chen, and Jihui Yang
    Band Structure Guidelines for Higher Figure-of-Merit: Analytic Band Generation and Energy Filtering; Espen Flage-Larsen and Ole Martin Lovvik
    Introduction to Modeling Thermoelectric Transport at High Temperatures; Andrew F. May and G. Jeffrey Snyder
    The Effect of Resonant Energy Levels on the Thermoelectric Power and Thermoelectric Power Factor; Joseph P. Heremans
    Graphene-Like Exfoliated Quasi-2D Thermoelectric Crystals; Alexander A. Balandin
    The Bottom-Up Approach to Bulk Thermoelectric Materials with Nanoscale Domains; Anuja Datta, Adrian Popescu, Lilia Woods, and George S. Nolas
    Surface and Interface Effects on Thermoelectric Behavior in Crystalline Nanowires; Frederic Sansoz

    Materials Preparation and Measurement
    High-Performance Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials Prepared by Melt Spinning and Spark Plasma Sintering; Xinfeng Tang, Wenjie Xie, Han Li, Baoli Du, Qingjie Zhang, Terry M. Tritt, and Ctirad Uher
    Fabrication Routes for Nanostructured TE Material Architectures; Muhammet S. Toprak, Shanghua Li, and Mamoun Muhammed
    Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of Iron Disilicide; Yukihiro Isoda and Haruhiko Udono
    The Deposition of Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 Thermoelectric Thin Films by Thermal Coevaporation and Applications in Energy Harvesting; L. M. Goncalves
    Thermoelectric Materials, Measurements, and Opportunities for Energy Harvesting; Patrick J. Taylor
    Thermal and Thermoelectric Characterization of Individual Nanostructures and Thin Films; Li Shi
    Microchips and Methods for the Characterization of Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Nanostructures; Friedemann VOlklein, Daniel Huzel, Heiko Reith, and Matthias Schmitt
    Neutron Scattering Investigations of Thermoelectric Materials; Mogens Christensen

    Volume II:

    Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials, Z. Ren, G. Chen, and M. Dresselhaus
    Design and Realization of Nanostructured Inorganic Intergrowths, M. Beekman, C. Heideman, M. Anderson, M. Smeller, R. Atkins, Q. Lin, N. Nguyen, and D.C. Johnson
    Bulk Nanocomposites of Thermoelectric Materials, L. Chen, R. Liu, Z. Xiong, and W. Zhang
    Layer-Structured Metal Sulphides as Novel Thermoelectric Materials, C. L. Wan, Y. F. Wang, N. Wang, Y. E. Putri, W. Norimatsu, M. Kusunoki, and K. Koumoto
    Thermoelectric Properties of Quantum Wires within Chrysotile Asbestos Nanotubes, M.V. Vedernikov, Y.V. Ivanov, O.N. Uryupin, and Y.A. Kumzerov
    Bismuth Telluride Alloys for Waste Energy Harvesting and Cooling Applications, H. Scherrer and S. Scherrer
    Optimization of Solid Solutions Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides above Room Temperature, L. Lukyanova, V.A. Kutasov, P.P. Konstantinov, and V.V. Popov
    Effect of Vacancy Distribution on the Thermoelectric Properties of Gallium and Indium Chalcogenides, K. Kurosaki and S. Yamanaka
    Inverse Clathrates, P. Rogl
    Recent Advances in the Development of Efficient n-type Skutterudites, C. Uher
    Silicide Thermoelectrics: State-of-Art and Prospects, M.I. Fedorov and V.K. Zaitsev
    Thermoelectric Properties of Inter-Metallic Hybridization Gap and Pseudo - gap Systems, D. Morelli
    Novel Power Factor of Si-Ge System, Y. Okamoto and H. Takiguchi
    Boride Thermoelectrics; High Temperature Thermoelectric Materials, T. Mori
    Polymer Thermoelectric Materials', Y. Shinohara
    Thermo-mechanical Properties of Thermoelectric Materials, E.D. Case

    Thermoelectric Modules, Devices and Applications
    Miniaturized Thermoelectric Converters, Technologies and Applications, H. Böttner and J. Nurnus
    Application of Thermoelectrics for Thermal Management of High Power Microelectronics, V. Semenyuk
    Mille Kelvin Electronic Refrigeration, M.J. Prest, T.E. Whall, E.H.C. Parker, and D.R. Leadley
    Heat Exchangers, J. Esarte, C. Bolluschek, and J.M. Blanco
    Thin-film Superlattice Thermoelectric Devices for Energy Harvesting and Thermal Management, R. Venkatasubramanian, J. Pierce, T. Colpitts, G. Bulman, D. Stokes, J. Posthilli, P. Barletta, B. O’Quinn, and E. Siivola

    Thermoelectric Systems and Applications
    Thermoelectric Energy Recovery Systems: Thermal, Thermoelectric, and Structural Considerations, T.J. Hendricks and D.T. Crane
    Thermoelectric Harvesting of Low Temperature Heat, D. M. Rowe
    Solar Thermoelectric Power Conversion, D. Kraemer, K. McEnaney, Gang Chen, and Z. Ren
    Automotive Application of Thermoelectric Technology, J. Yang
    Medical Applications of Thermoelectric, A. Chen and P.K.

    Biography

    David Michael Rowe

    "The selection of topics of is comprehensive and thorough, covering topics all the way from recent developments in new materials such as polymer thermoelectrics to module scale design for solar thermal applications … The writing is clear and thorough, and written at a suitable level those learning the field while still containing advanced topics for members of the thermoelectric community. … many recent developments in the field into one reference. … essential and comprehensive reference for researchers in thermoelectrics as well as for those needing a general overview of this growing field. This volume is a timely update, covering many recent developments in the field and incorporating topics important for commercialization efforts."
    —Austin Minnich, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA