Protocols for the high temperature measurement of the Seebeck coefficient in thermoelectric materials

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Martin, Joshua ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

metrology; Seebeck coefficient; thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DATA ACQUISITION; ERRORS; GEOMETRY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RESISTANCE; MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; LOCAL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS; STEADY STATE AND TRANSIENTS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC;

SEEBECK COEFFICIENT;

EID: 84880819837     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/24/8/085601     Document Type: Article

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