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The Improvement of a Specific Material – Bismuth Telluride

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Introduction to Thermoelectricity

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Development of bismuth telluride-based thermo-elements over half a century. Description of basic properties. Comparison of aligned crystals with sintered material. Reduction of the thermal conductivity in solid solutions. Optimisation for different regions of temperature. Improvements using fine-grained material and nanostructures.

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Goldsmid, H.J. (2010). The Improvement of a Specific Material – Bismuth Telluride. In: Introduction to Thermoelectricity. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 121. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00716-3_6

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