APL Materials (Oct 2016)

Introduction to thermoelectrics

  • G. D. Mahan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954055
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 10
pp. 104806 – 104806-8

Abstract

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The main ideas in the theory of thermoelectrics are discussed. We discuss power generation, thermoelectric cooling, transport theory, the Seebeck coefficient, and phonon drag.