Thermoelectrics: A review of present and potential applications

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 913-935

  Riffat, S B ^a   Ma, Xiaoli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Application; Thermoelectric device

Indexed keywords

PELTIER EFFECT; SOLID STATE DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION;

THERMOELECTRIC COOLERS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0037408829     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(03)00012-7     Document Type: Review

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