Lee H.-S. Thermoelectrics: Design and Materials

Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2017. — 431 p..Thermoelectrics plays an important role in energy conversion and electronic temperature control. The book comprehensively covers the basic physical principles of thermoelectrics as well as recent developments and design strategies of materials and devices.
The book is divided into two sections: the first section is concerned with design and begins with an introduction to the fast developing and multidisciplinary field of thermoelectrics. This section also covers thermoelectric generators and coolers (refrigerators) before examining optimal design with dimensional analysis. A number of applications are considered, including solar thermoelectric generators, thermoelectric air conditioners and refrigerators, thermoelectric coolers for electronic devices, thermoelectric compact heat exchangers, and biomedical thermoelectric energy harvesting systems. The second section focuses on materials, and covers the physics of electrons and phonons, theoretical modeling of thermoelectric transport properties, thermoelectric materials, and nanostructures.Thermoelectric Generators
Thermoelectric Coolers
Optimal Design
Thomson Effect, Exact Solution, and Compatibility Factor
Thermal and Electrical Contact Resistances for Micro and Macro Devices
Modeling of Thermoelectric Generators and Coolers With Heat Sinks
Applications
Crystal Structure
Physics of Electrons
Density of States, Fermi Energy, and Energy Bands
Thermoelectric Transport Properties for Electrons
Phonons
Low-Dimensional Nanostructures
Generic Model of Bulk Silicon and Nanowires
Theoretical Model of Thermoelectric Transport Properties
Appendixes
Physical Properties
Optimal Dimensionless Parameters for TEGs with ZT 2=1 353
Ansys TEG Tutorial
Periodic Table
Thermoelectric Properties
Fermi Integral
Hall Factor
Conversion Factors