Thermoelectric, thermionic and thermophotovoltaic energy conversion

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 495-500

  Shakouri, Ali ^a  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; DENSITY-OF-STATES; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERTERS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENTROPY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEEBECK EFFECT; THERMIONIC EMISSION; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 33747401677     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2005.1519994     Document Type: Conference Paper

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