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1 Introduction and brief history of thermoelectric materials |
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1.2 Historical background |
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1.3 Thermoelectric phenomenon and effects |
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5 | (2) |
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1.4 Brief history of thermoelectric materials |
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1.5 Efficiency of thermoelectric materials and figure of merit |
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11 | (3) |
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1.6 Current energy scenario and thermoelectricity |
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14 | (7) |
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15 | (6) |
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2 Theory of energy conversion between heat and electricity |
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21 | (34) |
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21 | (1) |
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2.2 Electronic transport and its relation to electronic structure |
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22 | (7) |
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2.3 Heat transport through phonons and its relation to phonon band structure |
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29 | (2) |
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2.4 Phonon calculation methods |
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31 | (6) |
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2.5 Thermoelectric transport in a nutshell |
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37 | (1) |
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2.6 Computational approaches based on DFT |
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38 | (5) |
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2.7 The theoretical aspects toward prediction of new thermoelectric materials |
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43 | (2) |
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2.8 Theoretical and computational investigations of thermoelectric properties: A short review |
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45 | (10) |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (5) |
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3 Measurement of thermoelectric properties |
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55 | (18) |
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3.1 Measurement principles of electrical conductivity and thermopower |
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55 | (1) |
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3.2 Methods of thermal conductivity measurement in bulk materials |
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56 | (7) |
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3.3 Methods of thermal conductivity measurement in thin films |
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3.4 Methods for electrical conductivity measurement |
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3.5 Methods for thermopower measurement |
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69 | (1) |
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3.6 Test criteria and errors |
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69 | (4) |
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70 | (3) |
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4 Synthesis of thermoelectric materials |
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73 | (32) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (10) |
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84 | (1) |
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4.5 Liquid exfoliation of layered thermoelectric materials |
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86 | (4) |
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4.6 High-pressure synthesis techniques |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (3) |
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4.8 Chemical vapor deposition |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (10) |
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97 | (1) |
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97 | (8) |
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5 Design of thermoelectric materials |
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105 | (12) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (2) |
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5.3 Possible routes for high ZT |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (5) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (3) |
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115 | (2) |
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6 Strategies for improving efficiency of thermoelectric materials |
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117 | (22) |
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117 | (2) |
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6.2 Strategies for improving thermoelectric efficiency |
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119 | (12) |
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6.3 Conclusive remarks and future outlook |
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131 | (8) |
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135 | (4) |
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7 Traditional thermoelectric materials and challenges |
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139 | (24) |
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7.1 Traditional thermoelectric materials |
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7.2 Conductivity and thermoelectric potential depending on carrier density |
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143 | (3) |
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7.3 Challenges to enhance the thermopower and figure of merit |
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146 | (3) |
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7.4 Doping of traditional thermoelectric materials |
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149 | (1) |
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7.5 Effect of doping in traditional thermoelectric materials |
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150 | (1) |
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7.6 Nanostructured traditional thermoelectric materials |
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151 | (12) |
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156 | (7) |
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8 Beyond 3D-traditional materials thermoelectric materials |
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163 | (32) |
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163 | (1) |
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8.2 Oxides-based thermoelectric materials |
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164 | (2) |
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8.3 Zintl phase-based thermoelectric materials |
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166 | (3) |
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8.4 Hybrid thermoelectric materials |
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169 | (2) |
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8.5 Metal chalcogenides-based thermoelectric materials |
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171 | (3) |
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8.6 Skutterudite antimonides-based thermoelectric materials |
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174 | (3) |
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8.7 Half-Heusler compounds |
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177 | (4) |
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181 | (14) |
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184 | (11) |
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9 Organic semiconductors and polymers |
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195 | (38) |
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9.1 Organic semiconductors |
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195 | (11) |
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206 | (2) |
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9.3 Thermoelectric plastics |
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208 | (2) |
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9.4 Organic-inorganic hybrid materials |
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210 | (2) |
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9.5 Doping in organic semiconductors |
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212 | (1) |
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9.6 Organic-inorganic superlattice structures |
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213 | (3) |
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9.7 N-Type organic thermoelectric polymers |
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216 | (2) |
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9.8 Effect of molecule structure on TE properties |
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218 | (2) |
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9.9 Carrier density and mobility test |
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220 | (5) |
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9.10 Challenge in organic semiconductor thermoelectric materials |
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225 | (8) |
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226 | (7) |
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10 Two-dimensional (2D) thermoelectric materials |
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233 | (28) |
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10.2 Effect of dimensional confinement on thermoelectric materials |
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234 | (2) |
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10.3 Thermoelectric properties of two-dimensional (2D) structures |
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236 | (4) |
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10.4 Thermoelectric properties of twotlimensional (2D) materials |
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240 | (13) |
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10.5 Summary and future prospective |
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253 | (8) |
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253 | (8) |
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11 Nanostructured thermoelectric materials |
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261 | (52) |
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11.1 Low-dimensionality in thermoelectric materials |
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261 | (8) |
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11.2 Nanocomposite thermoelectric materials |
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269 | (7) |
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11.3 Graphene-based nanocomposite thermoelectric materials |
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276 | (7) |
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11.4 Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based nanocomposite thermoelectric materials |
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283 | (8) |
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11.5 Nanocaged thermoelectric materials (Skutterudites and Clathrates) |
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291 | (6) |
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11.6 Nanowire thermoelectric materials |
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297 | (2) |
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11.7 Quasi-one-dimensional (Q1D) organic thermoelectric materials |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (12) |
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301 | (12) |
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12 Advances in the applications of thermoelectric materials |
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313 | (26) |
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313 | (1) |
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12.2 Thermocouple and TE modules |
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314 | (2) |
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12.3 Power and efficiency calculation of a TE device |
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316 | (3) |
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12.4 Advances in the assembly and scalable manufacturing of TE materials |
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319 | (2) |
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12.5 Nanostructuring of TE materials |
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321 | (4) |
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325 | (3) |
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328 | (2) |
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12.8 Advantages and disadvantages of TE devices over the conventional mechanical devices |
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330 | (9) |
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331 | (8) |
| Index |
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