Recent developments of thermoelectric power generation

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1212-1219

  Luan, Weiling ^a   Tu, Shantung ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electric power; Thermoelectric material; Thermoelectric power generation; Thermoelectric sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646363004     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04we0037     Document Type: Review

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