For the efficient utilization of energy resources and the minimization of environmental damage, thermoelectric materials can play an important role by converting waste heat into electricity directly. Nanostructured thermoelectric materials have received much attention recently due to the potential for enhanced properties associated with size effects and quantum confinement. Nanoscale Thermoelectrics describes the theory underlying these phenomena, as well as various thermoelectric materials and nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, SiGe nanowires, and graphene nanoribbons. Chapters written by leading scientists throughout the world are intended to create a fundamental bridge between thermoelectrics and nanotechnology, and to stimulate readers' interest in developing new types of thermoelectric materials and devices for power generation and other applications. Nanoscale Thermoelectrics is both a comprehensive introduction to the field and a guide to further research, and can be recommended for Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Materials Science departments.
Author(s): Andrés Cantarero, F. Xavier Àlvarez (auth.), Xiaodong Wang, Zhiming M. Wang (eds.)
Series: Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology 16
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 519
Tags: Energy Harvesting; Nanotechnology; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Thermoelectric Effects: Semiclassical and Quantum Approaches from the Boltzmann Transport Equation....Pages 1-39
Electron Transport Engineering by Nanostructures for Efficient Thermoelectrics....Pages 41-92
Thermal Conductivity of Particulate Nanocomposites....Pages 93-139
Nano Bulk Thermoelectrics: Concepts, Techniques, and Modeling....Pages 141-183
Control Thermal Conductivity of Semiconductor Nanowires: Phononics Engineering....Pages 185-210
Thermoelectric Efficiency of Nanowires with Long Range Surface Disorder....Pages 211-235
One-Dimensional Bi-Based Nanostructures for Thermoelectrics....Pages 237-254
Cerium-, Samarium-, Holmium-Doped Bi 88 Sb 12 ....Pages 255-270
Thermoelectric Properties of p-Type Skutterudite Nanocomposites....Pages 271-299
Thermoelectric Properties of CoSb 3 Based Skutterudites Filled by Group 13 Elements....Pages 301-325
Nanoscale Self-assembled Oxide Bulk Thermoelectrics....Pages 327-361
Thermoelectric Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and Related One-Dimensional Structures....Pages 363-391
The Thermoelectric Properties in Graphene and Graphene Nanoribbons....Pages 393-425
Silicon Nanostructures for Thermoelectric Applications....Pages 427-450
Modeling and Analysis of Strain Effects on Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in Si/Ge Nanocomposites....Pages 451-495
SiGe Nanowires for Thermoelectrics Applications....Pages 497-515
Back Matter....Pages 517-519
