LEADER 03863nam 2200601 450 001 9910465416503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a3-03813-321-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000221826 035 $a(EBL)1869258 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001379234 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11994265 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001379234 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11355637 035 $a(PQKB)11508320 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1869258 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1869258 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10906066 035 $a(OCoLC)891395790 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000221826 100 $a20140828d2009 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSemiconductor thermoelectric generators /$fWolfgang R. Fahrner and Stefan Schwertheim 210 1$a[Zurich] :$cTrans Tech Publications,$d[2009] 215 $a1 online resource (139 p.) 225 1 $aMaterials science foundations ;$vvolume 61 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87849-152-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aSemiconductor Thermoelectric Generators; Preface; Contents; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Historical Background; 2.1 The discovery of the thermoelectric effect by Thomas Johann Seebeck; 2.2 Historical development of the thermogenerator; 3 Basic Principles; 3.1 The Seebeck effect; 3.2 Characterization of thermoelectric generators; 4 Materials and Technology of Thermogenerators; 4.1 Thermogenerators as produced with thin film technology; 4.2 Thermogenerators as produced with thick film technology; 5 Measurement Techniques; 5.1 Measurement of the Seebeck coefficient 327 $a5.2 Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity 5.3 Four Point Measurement of the Electric Conductivity; 6 Cascadation and Segmentation; 6.1 Temperature Dependency of the Figure of Merit; 6.2 Segmented and cascaded thermogenerators; 7 New Concepts; 7.1 Nanomaterials; 7.2 Industrial concepts; 8 Condensed Literature Research; 8.1 Micro / nanothermogenerators; 8.2 Superlattice thin film thermogenerators; 8.3 Thermogenerator of layers deposited by electroplating; 9 Condensed Patent Research; 9.1 Thin film thermogenerators; 9.2 Thick film thermogenerators 327 $a10 Future Perspectives, Applications and Markets for Thermoelectrics 10.1 Future perspectives of thermoelectrics; 10.2 The patent situation of thermoelectrics; 10.3 Applications of Thermoelectrics; 10.4 Companies and markets for thermoelectrics; 11 Literature; 12 Acknowledgments; 13 List of Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols; Physical Symbols; Relevant Chemical Symbols 330 $aIt is well-known that fossil fuels are being rapidly depleted, and that atomic power is rejected by many people. As a consequence, there is a strong trend towards alternative sources such as wind, photovoltaics, solar heat and biomass. Strangely enough, quite another power source is generally neglected: namely, the thermoelectric generator (a device which converts heat, i.e. thermal energy, directly into electrical energy). The reason for this neglect is probably the low conversion efficiency, which is of the order of a few percent at most. However, there are two arguments in favor of the 410 0$aMaterials science foundations ;$vvolume 61. 606 $aThermoelectric generators 606 $aSemiconductors 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aThermoelectric generators. 615 0$aSemiconductors. 676 $a621.31243 700 $aFahrner$b W. R$g(Wolfgang R.),$0609173 702 $aSchwertheim$b Stefan 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465416503321 996 $aSemiconductor thermoelectric generators$92043765 997 $aUNINA