Introduction to Thermoelectricity
Introduction to Thermoelectricity is the latest work by Professor Julian Goldsmid drawing on his 55 years experience in the field. The theory of the thermoelectric and related phenomena is presented in sufficient detail to enable researchers to understand
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H. Julian Goldsmid
Introduction to Thermoelectricity With 140 Figures
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Professor H. Julian Goldsmid University of New South Wales, School of Physics 2052 Sydney, Australia E-mail: [email protected]
Series Editors:
Professor Robert Hull
Professor Jürgen Parisi
University of Virginia Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering Thornton Hall Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442, USA
Universit¨at Oldenburg, Fachbereich Physik Abt. Energie- und Halbleiterforschung Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9–11 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
Professor R. M. Osgood, Jr.
Professor Hans Warlimont
Microelectronics Science Laboratory Department of Electrical Engineering Columbia University Seeley W. Mudd Building New York, NY 10027, USA
DSL Dresden Material-Innovation GmbH Pirnaer Landstr. 176 01257 Dresden, Germany
Springer Series in Material Science ISSN 0933-033X ISBN 978-3-642-00715-6 e-ISBN 978-3-642-00716-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-00716-3 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009929170 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book has been written at a time when thermoelectric energy conversion is showing great promise. It was in 1953 that I first carried out the experiments on bismuth telluride that demonstrated the potential of thermoelectric refrigeration. The present-day thermoelectric modules are based on the work that was carried out during the late 1950s and th
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