Thermo-Electric Power

Makinson’s extension of Wilson’s treatment of the second-order effects in metals is used to derive an expression for the contribution of the lattice current to the thermo-electric power of metals at those temperatures where electron-phonon scattering predominates. It is found that in this temperature region one may expect the thermo-electric effect to show a sign opposite to the one which follows from the simple electron theory of metals. This is because the term due to the departure from equilibrium of the lattice distribution is larger than the usual term and is of opposite sign. If the temperature is greatly decreased or increased, the usual term predominates. The effect discussed may have a bearing on the behaviour of the thermo-electric power of the alkali metals, although it cannot explain this behaviour completely.

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The Specific Resistance and Thermo-electric Power of Metallic Calcium

Physical Review ◽

10.1103/physrev.10.601 ◽

1917 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 601-608 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

C. L. Swisher.

Keyword(s):

Electric Power ◽

Specific Resistance ◽

Thermo Electric ◽

Metallic Calcium

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A review on heat sink for thermo-electric power generation: Classifications and parameters affecting performance

Energy Conversion and Management ◽

10.1016/j.enconman.2016.12.046 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 134 ◽

pp. 260-277 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Ali Elghool ◽

Firdaus Basrawi ◽

Thamir Khalil Ibrahim ◽

Khairul Habib ◽

Hassan Ibrahim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Electric Power ◽

Heat Sink ◽

Electric Power Generation ◽

Thermo Electric

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Studies On The Intermetallic Semiconductor RuAl2

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-512-245 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 512 ◽

Author(s):

V. Ponnambalam ◽

U. V. Varadaraju

Keyword(s):

Electric Power ◽

Figure Of Merit ◽

Ladder Structure ◽

Thermo Electric ◽

Temperature Range ◽

Arc Melting ◽

Maximum Value ◽

Melting Technique ◽

Increasing Temperature ◽

Power Measurements

ABSTRACTThe intermetallic compound RuAl2 with Nowotny chimney-ladder structure is synthesized using arc melting technique. The electrical resistity and thermo electric power measurements were carried out in the temperature range 300–1000K. The resistivity increases with increasing temperature and reaches a maximum value at about 700K. Thermo electric power (TEP) of the sample is negative and the value is about -80 µV/K at RT. The value increases with increasing temperature reaching a maximum value of -140 µV/K at about 600K. The compound exhibits temperature independent power factor in the temperature range 300–550K The calculated figure of merit 1.3 × K-1 is comparable to 7 × 10-4 K-1 of Si-Ge alloys which are used as high temperature thermoelectric materials.

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