Optimization of thermoelectric efficiency in graded materials

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 421-424

  Dashevsky, Z ^a   Gelbstein, Y ^a   Edry, I ^a   Drabkin, I ^b   Dariel, M P ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Institute for Chemical Problems of Microelectronics   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Conducting materials; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Indium; Leg; Semiconductor materials; Temperature distribution; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectric devices; Thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EQUATIONS OF STATE; HEAT FLUX; INDIUM; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CONDUCTING MATERIALS; LEG; MAXIMAL FIGURE OF MERIT; THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THERMOELECTRIC EFFICIENCY; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84946052807     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2003.1287538     Document Type: Conference Paper

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