Thermoelectric oxide modules tested in a solar cavity-receiver

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1975-1982

  Tomeš, Petr ^a   Suter, Clemens ^b   Trottmann, Matthias ^a   Steinfeld, Aldo ^b,c   Weidenkaff, Anke ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Energy generation; Oxide; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GENERATIONS; EXTERNAL LOADS; FOUR-LEG; MANUFACTURING QUALITY; MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; P-TYPE; RADIATIVE FLUXES; THEORETICAL DENSITY; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC OXIDES;

ABSORPTION COOLING; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MECHANICAL STABILITY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDES; SINTERING; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 81455141737     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.125     Document Type: Article

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