Magnetic field effect for improvement of thermoelectric conversion: A proposal for Nernst-Seebeck element

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 567-570

  Hamabe, M ^a   Yamamoto, S ^a   Yamaguchi, S ^a   Takahashi, H ^a   Okumura, H ^b   Yonenaga, I ^c   Sasaki, T ^c   Watanabe, K ^c  

^a CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mie Chukyo University   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bismuth; Electrodes; Geometry; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Magnetic properties; Power generation; Power measurement; Proposals; Thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETISM; POWER GENERATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THERMOELECTRICITY;

MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; NERNST EFFECT; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PROPOSALS; SEEBECK; SEEBECK ELEMENTS; THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 79951494557     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2003.1287576     Document Type: Conference Paper

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