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CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics D. M. Rowe (Editor) Description: Thermoelectrics is the science and technology associated with thermoelectric converters, that is, the generation of electrical power by the Seebeck effect and refrigeration by the Peltier effect. Thermoelectric generators are being used in increasing numbers to provide electrical power in medical, military, and deep space applications where combinations of their desirable properties outweigh their relatively high cost and low generating efficiency. In recent years there also has been an increase in the requirement for thermoelectric coolers (Peltier devices) for use in infrared detectors and in optical communications. Information on thermoelectrics is not readily available as it is widely scattered throughout the literature. The Handbook centralizes this information in a convenient format under a single cover. Sixty of the world's foremost authorities on thermoelectrics have contributed to this Handbook. It is comprised of fifty-five chapters, a number of which contain previously unpublished material. The contents are arranged in eight sections: general principles and theoretical considerations, material preparation, measurement of thermoelectric properties, thermoelectric materials, thermoelectric generation, generator applications, thermoelectric refrigeration, and applications of thermoelectric cooling. The CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics has a broad-based scope. It will interest researchers, technologists, and manufacturers, as well as students and the well-informed, non-specialist reader. Table of Contents: 1 Introduction 2 Thermoelectric Phenomena 3 Conversion Efficiency and Figure-of-Merit 4 Thermoelectric Transport Theory 5 Optimization of Carrier Concentration 6 Minimizing the Thermal Conductivity 7 Selective Carrier Scattering in Thermoelectric Materials 8 Thermomagnetic Phenomena 9 Preparation of Thermoelectric Materials from Melts 10 Powder Metallurgy Techniques 11 PIES Method of Preparing Bismuth Alloys 12 Preparation of Thermoelectric Materials by Mechanical Alloying 13 Preparation of Thermoelectric Films 14 Calculation of Peltier Device Performance 15 Measurements of Electrical Properties 16 Measurement of Thermal Properties 17 Z-Meters 18 Methodology for Testing Thermoelectric Materials and Devices 19 Bismuth Telluride, Antimony Telluride, and Their Solid Solutions 20 Valence Band Structure and the Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit of [actual symbol not reproducible] Te3 Crystals 21 Lead Telluride and Its Alloys 22 Properties of the General TAGS System 23 Thermoelectric Properties of Silicides 24 Polycrystalline Iron Disilicide as a Thermoelectric Generator Material 25 Thermoelectric Properties of Anisotropic MnSi1.75 26 Low Carrier Mobility Materials for Thermoelectric Applications 27 Semimetals as Materials for Thermoelectric Generators 28 Silicon Germanium 29 Rare Earth Compounds 30 Thermoelectric Properties of High-Temperature Superconductors 31 Boron Carbides 32 Thermoelectric Properties of Metallic Materials 33 Neutron Irradiation Damage in SiGe Alloys 34 New Materials and Performance Limits for Thermoelectric Cooling 35 Miniature Semiconductor Thermoelectric Devices 36 Commercially Available Generators 37 Modular RTG Technology 38 Peltier Devices as Generators 39 Calculations of Generator Performance 40 Terrestrial Applications of Thermoelectric Generators 41 Space Applications 42 SP-100 Space Subsystems 43 Safety Aspects of Thermoelectrics in Space 44 Low-Temperature Heat Conversion 45 Thermoelectric Refrigeration: Introduction 46 Module Design and Fabrication 47 Cooling Thermoelements with Superconducting Leg 48 Applications of Thermoelectric Cooling: Introduction 49 Commercial Peltier Modules 50 Thermoelectrically Cooled Radiation Detectors 51 Reliability of Peltier Coolers in Fiber-Optic Laser Packages 52 Laboratory Equipment 53 Large-Scale Cooling: Integrated Thermoelectric Element Technology 54 Medium-Scale Cooling: Thermoelectric Module Technology 55 Modeling of Thermoelectric Cooling Systems Index Publication and Pricing: July 1995, 720 pp. ISBN: 0849301467 $294.45 Our recommended reading list: CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics (1995) Thermoelectricity: Thermoelectric And Thermomagnetic Properties in Low-dimensional And Nanoscale Materials (November, 2007) Thermoelectrics Handbook (Hardcover): Micro to Nano (2005) Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science of Thermoelectric Materials: Beyond Bismuth Telluride (2003) Principles of Thermoelectrics: Basics and New Materials Development (2001) Thermoelectric Materials 2000 - The Next Generation Materials for Small-Scale Refrigeration and Power Generation (2001) Semiconductors and Semimetals, Volume 69: Recent Trends in Thermoelectric Materials Research, Part One (2000) Semiconductors and Semimetals, Volume 70: Recent Trends in Thermoelectric Materials Research, Part Two (2000) Semiconductors and Semimetals, Volume 71: Recent Trends in Thermoelectric Materials Research: Part Three (2000) Thermoelectric Materials - New Directions & Approaches (1997)

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