Modules Systems and Applications

Comprising two volumes, Thermoelectrics and Its Energy Harvesting reviews the dramatic 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. This volume, Modules, Systems and Applications in Thermoelectrics, discusses the practical, novel, and truly groundbreaking applications of thermoelectrics in a range of markets.
The book details the U.S. interest in alternative energy and energy harvesting, specifically, the current efforts to use thermoelectric generators (TGs) to reduce emissions. Internationally, it expounds on the strong interest in Japan, Korea and Europe to incorporate TGs in cars to reduce fuel consumption and meet EU carbon dioxide emission targets; the European plans to build an isotopic powered thermoelectric generator; and India’s use of TG s in converting hot water from steel mills into electricity.

Table of Contents for Modules, Systems, and Applications in ThermoelectricsThermoelectric Materials and PropertiesNanostructured 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. JohnsonBulk Nanocomposites of Thermoelectric Materials, L. Chen, R. Liu, Z. Xiong, and W. ZhangLayer-Structured Metal Sulphides as Novel Thermoelectric Materials,C. L. Wan, Y. F. Wang, N. Wang, Y. E. Putri, W. Norimatsu, M. Kusunoki, and K. KoumotoThermoelectric Properties of Quantum Wires within Chrysotile Asbestos Nanotubes, M.V. Vedernikov, Y.V. Ivanov, O.N. Uryupin, and Y.A. KumzerovBismuth Telluride Alloys for Waste Energy Harvesting and Cooling Applications, H. Scherrer and S. ScherrerOptimization of Solid Solutions Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides above Room Temperature, L. Lukyanova, V.A. Kutasov, P.P. Konstantinov, and V.V. PopovEffect of Vacancy Distribution on the Thermoelectric Properties of Gallium and Indium Chalcogenides, K. Kurosaki and S. YamanakaInverse Clathrates, P. RoglRecent Advances in the Development of Efficient n-type Skutterudites, C. Uher Silicide Thermoelectrics: State-of-Art and Prospects, M.I. Fedorov and V.K. ZaitsevThermoelectric Properties of Inter-Metallic Hybridization Gap and Pseudo - gap Systems, D. MorelliNovel Power Factor of Si-Ge System, Y. Okamoto and H. TakiguchiBoride Thermoelectrics; High Temperature Thermoelectric Materials, T. MoriPolymer Thermoelectric Materials', Y. ShinoharaThermo-mechanical Properties of Thermoelectric Materials, E.D. CaseThermoelectric Modules, Devices and ApplicationsMiniaturized Thermoelectric Converters, Technologies and Applications, H. Böttner and J. NurnusApplication of Thermoelectrics for Thermal Management of High Power Microelectronics, V. SemenyukMille Kelvin Electronic Refrigeration, M.J. Prest, T.E. Whall, E.H.C. Parker, and D.R. LeadleyHeat 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. SiivolaThermoelectric Systems and ApplicationsThermoelectric Energy Recovery Systems: Thermal, Thermoelectric, and Structural Considerations, T.J. Hendricks and D.T. CraneThermoelectric Harvesting of Low Temperature Heat, D. M. RoweSolar Thermoelectric Power Conversion, D. Kraemer, K. McEnaney, Gang Chen, and Z. RenAutomotive Application of Thermoelectric Technology, J. YangMedical Applications of Thermoelectric, A. Chen and P.K.