Potential impact of ZT = 4 thermoelectric materials on solar thermal energy conversion technologies

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 114, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 14339-14342

  Xie, Ming ^a,b   Gruen, Dieter M ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; STIRLING ENGINES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ALL SOLID STATE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION TECHNIQUE; MAGNETIC INDUCTION; MOVING PARTS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; POWER GENERATORS; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL; THERMOELECTRICS;

THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 77957766245     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp9117387     Document Type: Article

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