Oxide Thermoelectric Materials: from Basic Principles to Applications

by Cewen Nan (Author), Jinle Lan (Author), Yuan-Hua Lin (Author)

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2019
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Summarizing the latest research results on the physics and materials science of oxide thermoelectrics on all scales, this is the first book of its kind to provide comprehensive information on the topic. From fundamentals to applications, renowned experts in the field introduce the theory of thermoelectric materials, explain how to design the nanomaterials, their thermoelectric properties, as well as fabrication technologies for devices and their applications. New promising materials and technologies are presented, such as nanostructured materials, perovskites and composites, paving the way for increased conversion efficiencies of oxides. Essential reading for materials scientists, solid state physicists and chemists, electrical engineers, and those working in the electrotechnical industry.

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Summarizing the latest research results on the physics and materials science of oxide thermoelectrics on all scales, this is the first book of its kind to provide comprehensive information on the topic. From fundamentals to applications, renowned experts in the field introduce the theory of thermoelectric materials, explain how to design the nanomaterials, their thermoelectric properties, as well as fabrication technologies for devices and their applications. New promising materials and technologies are presented, such as nanostructured materials, perovskites and composites, paving the way for increased conversion efficiencies of oxides. Essential reading for materials scientists, solid state physicists and chemists, electrical engineers, and those working in the electrotechnical industry.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: 04 Sep 2019
ISBN 10: 3527341978
ISBN 13: 9783527341979

Author Bio

Yuan-Hua Lin is Vice Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University, China. After his PhD he joined the University of Tokyo, Japan, as a postdoctoral fellow. He was winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2010 and appointed as Professor of Cheung Kong Scholars in 2013. His research interests are focused on functional oxide-based ceramics and thin films. Jinle Lan is Associate Professor in the College of Materials Science and Engineering at Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China. He got his PhD in School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University, China, and then joined Beijing University of Chemical Technology as a faculty member. His research focuses on functional oxides for energy conversion and storage. Yong Liu is senior engineer at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, China. He received his PhD in ceramics from University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. His research focuses on thermoelectric oxides, layered structured thermoelectrics, and chalcogenide thermoelectrics. Cewen Nan is Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University, China. After his PhD from Wuhan University of Technology, China, he worked there as Professor for seven years and then moved to Tsinghua University. He was elected as a member of Chinese Academy of Science in 2011. His research focuses on functional materials, including multiferroic magnetoelectric materials, thermoelectric oxides, functional polymer-based composites, and solid state electrolytes. He has published more than 400 scientific publications.