Thermoelectricity : : recent advances, new perspectives and applications / / Guangzhao Qin, editor.

• TeilnehmendeR: Qin, Guangzhao,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : IntechOpen,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (148 pages)

Next-generation energy sources are crucial for combating the world's energy crisis. One such alternative energy source is thermoelectricity, which is cost-efficient and environmentally friendly. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the progress made in thermoelectrics over the past few years with a focus on charge and heat carrier transport from both theoretical and experimental viewpoints. It also presents new strategies to improve thermoelectricity and discusses device physics and applications to guide the research community.

Table of Contents

1. Introductory Chapter: Thermoelectricity -- Recent Advances, New Perspectives, and Applications -- 2. Optimization of Thermoelectric Properties Based on Rashba Spin Splitting -- 3. Processing Techniques with Heating Conditions for Multiferroic Systems of BiFeO3, BaTiO3, PbTiO3, CaTiO3 Thin Films -- 4. Research Progress of Ionic Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting -- 5. Challenges in Improving Performance of Oxide Thermoelectrics Using Defect Engineering -- 6. Thermoelectricity Properties of Tl10-x ATe6 (A = Pb) in Chalcogenide System -- 7. Thermoelectric Elements with Negative Temperature Factor of Resistance -- 8. Quantum Physical Interpretation of Thermoelectric Properties of Ruthenate Pyrochlores.