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      Review—Organic Materials for Thermoelectric Energy Generation

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      ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
      The Electrochemical Society

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            Cooling, heating, generating power, and recovering waste heat with thermoelectric systems.

            Lon E Bell (2008)
            Thermoelectric materials are solid-state energy converters whose combination of thermal, electrical, and semiconducting properties allows them to be used to convert waste heat into electricity or electrical power directly into cooling and heating. These materials can be competitive with fluid-based systems, such as two-phase air-conditioning compressors or heat pumps, or used in smaller-scale applications such as in automobile seats, night-vision systems, and electrical-enclosure cooling. More widespread use of thermoelectrics requires not only improving the intrinsic energy-conversion efficiency of the materials but also implementing recent advancements in system architecture. These principles are illustrated with several proven and potential applications of thermoelectrics.
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              Thermoelectric cooling and power generation

              DiSalvo (1999)
              In a typical thermoelectric device, a junction is formed from two different conducting materials, one containing positive charge carriers (holes) and the other negative charge carriers (electrons). When an electric current is passed in the appropriate direction through the junction, both types of charge carriers move away from the junction and convey heat away, thus cooling the junction. Similarly, a heat source at the junction causes carriers to flow away from the junction, making an electrical generator. Such devices have the advantage of containing no moving parts, but low efficiencies have limited their use to specialty applications, such as cooling laser diodes. The principles of thermoelectric devices are reviewed and strategies for increasing the efficiency of novel materials are explored. Improved materials would not only help to cool advanced electronics but could also provide energy benefits in refrigeration and when using waste heat to generate electrical power.
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                Journal
                ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
                ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol.
                The Electrochemical Society
                2162-8769
                2162-8777
                February 22 2017
                2017
                2017
                January 28 2017
                : 6
                : 3
                : N3080-N3088
                Article
                10.1149/2.0121703jss
                94552502-9aa8-4f24-b42a-552557372f3d
                © 2017
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