Advanced Thermoelectric Materials

Intro; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Chapter 1: Charge Transfer in Thermoelectric Nanocomposites: Power Factor Enhancements and Model Systems; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Composite Thermoelectric Materials; 1.3 Concept of Modulation Doping; 1.4 Charge Transfer and Modulation Doping in Bulk Nanocomposites; 1.5 Modulation Doping in Heterostructures; 1.6 Ferecrystals; 1.7 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2: Self-Assembled Nanostructured Bulk Si as High-Performance TE Materials; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Si as an Environmentally-Friendly TE Material