Title :
A.F. Ioffe and origin of modern semiconductor thermoelectric energy conversion
Author :
Vedernikov, M.V. ; Iordanishvili, E.K.
Author_Institution :
A.F. Ioffe Physicotech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
A.F. Ioffe was a physicist and organizer of new directions of physical studies in post-revolutionary Russia. His interest was in the development of technical applications of basic research. His ideas expressed in 1931 concerned a great practical role of semiconductors in the future, in particular, for thermoelectric energy conversion. The first investigations of thermoelectric properties of semiconductors were carried out at the Physical-Technical Institute. Topics covered included; thermoelectric generators and coolers and the theory of energy applications of semiconductors
Keywords :
biographies; history; reviews; semiconductors; thermoelectric conversion; A.F. Ioffe; coolers; energy applications; semiconductor thermoelectric energy conversion; thermoelectric generators; Biographies; Books; Crystals; Education; Energy conversion; Engineering profession; History; Mechanical factors; Physics; Thermoelectricity;
Conference_Titel :
Thermoelectrics, 1998. Proceedings ICT 98. XVII International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4907-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICT.1998.740313
