Title :
Progress and modern tendency in thermoelectrical materials science
Author :
Fedorov, Vladimir E.
Author_Institution :
Nikolaev Inst. of Inorg. Chem., Novosibirsk, Russia
Abstract :
Some chemical aspects of the development of thermoelectric materials with different structures and evolution of fundamental studies in this field are discussed. Various trends based on the approaches dominant in modern science and the prospects for discovery of novel materials are analyzed.
Keywords :
nanostructured materials; thermoelectricity; modern tendency; thermoelectrical materials science; Generators; Heating; Metals; Performance evaluation; Solids; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Jeju
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2139-7
DOI :
10.1109/NMDC.2011.6155314
