Miniaturized thermoelectric converters, technologies, and applications

Modules, Systems, and Applications in Thermoelectrics

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 17-1-17-18

  Böttner, Harald ^a   Nurnus, Joachim ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IPM   (Germany)

^b Micropelt GmbH   (Germany)

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EID: 85018502143     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b11892     Document Type: Chapter

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