Thermoelectric cooler concepts and the limit for maximum cooling

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 26, Issue 25, 2014, Pages

  Seifert, W ^a   Pluschke, V ^a   Hinsche, N F ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compatibility approach; Peltier cooler; Thermoelectrics; Thomson cooler

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COOLING; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS; COMPATIBILITY APPROACH; MAXIMUM COOLING; PELTIER COOLERS; THERMOELECTRIC COOLER; THERMOELECTRICS; THOMSON;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84930215298     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/25/255803     Document Type: Article

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