Ebook: Thermoelectric Nanomaterials: Materials Design and Applications

Presently, there is an intense race throughout the world to develop good enough thermoelectric materials which can be used in wide scale applications. This book focuses comprehensively on very recent up-to-date breakthroughs in thermoelectrics utilizing nanomaterials and methods based in nanoscience. Importantly, it provides the readers with methodology and concepts utilizing atomic scale and nanoscale materials design (such as superlattice structuring, atomic network structuring and properties control, electron correlation design, low dimensionality, nanostructuring, etc.). Furthermore, also indicates the applications of thermoelectrics expected for the large emerging energy market. This book has a wide appeal and application value for anyone being interested in state-of-the-art thermoelectrics and/or actual viable applications in nanotechnology.

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Presently, there is an intense race throughout the world to develop good enough thermoelectric materials which can be used in wide scale applications. This book focuses comprehensively on very recent up-to-date breakthroughs in thermoelectrics utilizing nanomaterials and methods based in nanoscience. Importantly, it provides the readers with methodology and concepts utilizing atomic scale and nanoscale materials design (such as superlattice structuring, atomic network structuring and properties control, electron correlation design, low dimensionality, nanostructuring, etc.). Furthermore, also indicates the applications of thermoelectrics expected for the large emerging energy market. This book has a wide appeal and application value for anyone being interested in state-of-the-art thermoelectrics and/or actual viable applications in nanotechnology.

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Presently, there is an intense race throughout the world to develop good enough thermoelectric materials which can be used in wide scale applications. This book focuses comprehensively on very recent up-to-date breakthroughs in thermoelectrics utilizing nanomaterials and methods based in nanoscience. Importantly, it provides the readers with methodology and concepts utilizing atomic scale and nanoscale materials design (such as superlattice structuring, atomic network structuring and properties control, electron correlation design, low dimensionality, nanostructuring, etc.). Furthermore, also indicates the applications of thermoelectrics expected for the large emerging energy market. This book has a wide appeal and application value for anyone being interested in state-of-the-art thermoelectrics and/or actual viable applications in nanotechnology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Material Design Considerations Based on Thermoelectric Quality Factor....Pages 3-32
Nano-Cage Structured Materials: Clathrates....Pages 33-49
Layered Cobalt Oxides: Correlated Electrons for Thermoelectrics....Pages 51-70
Strongly Correlated Intermetallics: $mathbf FeSb _mathbf{2}$ F eSb 2 ....Pages 71-93
The Peierls Distortion and Quasi-One-Dimensional Crystalline Materials of Indium Selenides....Pages 95-122
Topological Insulators....Pages 123-139
Higher Manganese Silicide, $mathbf MnSi _{varvec{gamma }}$ M nSi γ ....Pages 141-156
Natural Superlattice Material: TiS $_{2}$ 2 -Based Misfit-Layer Compounds....Pages 157-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Nanostructuring and Porosity in Anisotropic Thermoelectric Materials Prepared by Bottom-Up Processing....Pages 177-191
Severe Plastic Deformation, A Tool to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance....Pages 193-254
Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials....Pages 255-285
3D Superlattice Ceramics of $text{ SrTiO }_{3}$ SrTiO 3 ....Pages 287-301
Nanostructuring of Conventional Thermoelectric Materials....Pages 303-320
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
A Linear Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics Approach to Optimization of Thermoelectric Devices....Pages 323-351
Naturally Nanostructured Thermoelectric Oxides....Pages 353-363
Solar TE Converter Applications....Pages 365-382
Back Matter....Pages 383-387

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Presently, there is an intense race throughout the world to develop good enough thermoelectric materials which can be used in wide scale applications. This book focuses comprehensively on very recent up-to-date breakthroughs in thermoelectrics utilizing nanomaterials and methods based in nanoscience. Importantly, it provides the readers with methodology and concepts utilizing atomic scale and nanoscale materials design (such as superlattice structuring, atomic network structuring and properties control, electron correlation design, low dimensionality, nanostructuring, etc.). Furthermore, also indicates the applications of thermoelectrics expected for the large emerging energy market. This book has a wide appeal and application value for anyone being interested in state-of-the-art thermoelectrics and/or actual viable applications in nanotechnology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Material Design Considerations Based on Thermoelectric Quality Factor....Pages 3-32
Nano-Cage Structured Materials: Clathrates....Pages 33-49
Layered Cobalt Oxides: Correlated Electrons for Thermoelectrics....Pages 51-70
Strongly Correlated Intermetallics: $mathbf FeSb _mathbf{2}$ F eSb 2 ....Pages 71-93
The Peierls Distortion and Quasi-One-Dimensional Crystalline Materials of Indium Selenides....Pages 95-122
Topological Insulators....Pages 123-139
Higher Manganese Silicide, $mathbf MnSi _{varvec{gamma }}$ M nSi γ ....Pages 141-156
Natural Superlattice Material: TiS $_{2}$ 2 -Based Misfit-Layer Compounds....Pages 157-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Nanostructuring and Porosity in Anisotropic Thermoelectric Materials Prepared by Bottom-Up Processing....Pages 177-191
Severe Plastic Deformation, A Tool to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance....Pages 193-254
Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials....Pages 255-285
3D Superlattice Ceramics of $text{ SrTiO }_{3}$ SrTiO 3 ....Pages 287-301
Nanostructuring of Conventional Thermoelectric Materials....Pages 303-320
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
A Linear Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics Approach to Optimization of Thermoelectric Devices....Pages 323-351
Naturally Nanostructured Thermoelectric Oxides....Pages 353-363
Solar TE Converter Applications....Pages 365-382
Back Matter....Pages 383-387
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