A review on thermoelectric renewable energy: Principle parameters that affect their performance

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 337-355

  Hamid Elsheikh, Mohamed ^a,b   Shnawah, Dhafer Abdulameer ^a   Sabri, Mohd Faizul Mohd ^a   Said, Suhana Binti Mohd ^a   Haji Hassan, Masjuki ^a   Ali Bashir, Mohamed Bashir ^a   Mohamad, Mahazani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAHRI   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Figure of merit; Performance challenge; Thermoelectric materials

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FIGURE OF MERITS; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; PERFORMANCE CHALLENGES; PROCESS CHARACTERIZATION; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY; CHARACTERIZATION;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84887917380     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.10.027     Document Type: Review

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