Title page......Page 21
Copyright page......Page 22
Preface......Page 23
1.1 Introduction......Page 25
1.2 Composite Thermoelectric Materials......Page 27
1.3 Concept of Modulation Doping......Page 29
1.4 Charge Transfer and Modulation Doping in Bulk Nanocomposites......Page 32
1.5 Modulation Doping in Heterostructures......Page 36
1.6 Ferecrystals......Page 41
1.7 Concluding Remarks......Page 48
References......Page 49
Chapter 2: Self-Assembled Nanostructured Bulk Si as High-Performance TE Materials......Page 59
2.1 Introduction......Page 60
2.2 Si as an Environmentally-Friendly TE Material......Page 62
2.3 TE Properties of Single-Crystalline Si......Page 63
2.4 Self-Assembled Nanocomposites......Page 72
2.5 TE Properties of Si/Silicide Composite......Page 74
2.6 Overall Comparison and Consideration......Page 92
2.7 Outlook for the Future Work......Page 94
References......Page 98
Chapter 3: Thermoelectric Seebeck Effect of Disordered Organic Semiconductors......Page 106
3.1 Introduction......Page 107
3.2 Thermoelectric Transport Theory......Page 110
3.3 Thermoelectric Transport Property......Page 122
3.4 Monte Carlo Simulation......Page 133
3.5 Conclusion and Outlook......Page 137
References......Page 138
4.1 Introduction......Page 142
4.2 Sr, Ba Niobates......Page 143
4.3 Calcium Cobaltite......Page 151
4.4 Zinc Oxide......Page 171
References......Page 184
5.1 Introduction......Page 194
5.2 Cobalt Monosilicide CoSi......Page 196
5.3 CrSi2......Page 203
5.4 FeSi2......Page 209
5.5 IrSi3 and Ir3Si5......Page 214
5.6 Mg2Si and Mg2(Si-X) (X=Sn, Ge) Solid Solutions......Page 215
5.7 MnSi1.75......Page 224
5.8 ReSi1.75......Page 231
5.9 Ru2Si3......Page 234
5.10 SrSi2......Page 238
5.11 Conclusion......Page 241
References......Page 242
6.1 Introduction......Page 260
6.2 Theory of Thermoelectric Properties in Bulk and Low-Dimensional Structures......Page 264
6.3 Results and Discussion......Page 284
6.4 Summary and Concluding Remarks......Page 295
References......Page 297
7.1 Development History of Thermoelectric Materials......Page 302
7.2 Principles of Thermoelectric Materials......Page 304
7.3 Properties of Thermoelectric Materials......Page 309
7.4 Methods to Improve Thermoelectric Performance......Page 340
References......Page 345
Chapter 8: Advanced Thin Film Photo-Thermal Materials and Applications......Page 353
8.1 Introduction......Page 354
8.2 Advanced Photo-Thermal Materials Based on TiNxOy Film......Page 359
8.3 Colorful and Patterned Photo-Thermal Materials Based on TiNxOy......Page 377
8.4 Perfect Visible Absorber Based on TiN Disordered Metamaterials Film......Page 399
8.5 Applications of Photo-Thermal Materials in Solar Thermoelectric Generators......Page 410
References......Page 414
9.1 Introduction......Page 422
9.2 Statistical Thermodynamics of Solid Solutions......Page 425
9.3 General Information on Phase Transitions......Page 431
9.4 Concentration Anomalies of the Properties in Semiconductor IV-VI - Based Solid Solutions (Experimental Results and Discussion)......Page 438
9.5 Practical Significance of the Revealed Effects for Thermoelectric Materials Science......Page 462
9.6 Conclusions......Page 463
Acknowledgments......Page 464
References......Page 465
Chapter 10: Thermoelectric Properties of Granular Carbon Materials......Page 473
10.1 Introduction......Page 474
10.2 Apparatus Design and Methodology for Thermal Conductivity Coefficient Study......Page 475
10.3 Apparatus and Methodology for the Study of Electrical Conductivity (Specific Electrical Resistance)......Page 484
10.4 Results of Research on Thermal Conductivity Coefficient and Specific Electrical Resistance of Bulk Carbon Material and Its Practical Application......Page 488
10.5 Conclusions......Page 501
References......Page 502
11.1 Introduction......Page 506
11.2 Results and Discussion......Page 508
11.3 Conclusions......Page 528
References......Page 529
12.1 Introduction......Page 537
12.2 Types of Metamaterials......Page 538
12.3 Examples of the Disordered Metamaterials......Page 549
12.4 Conclusions and Outlook......Page 584
References......Page 585
Index......Page 593
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