Thermoelektronisk
Thermoelektronisk is a term derived from the Greek words "thermos" meaning heat, and "elektron" meaning amber, a naturally occurring form of electron-rich material. It refers to the direct conversion of temperature differences to electric voltage and vice versa. This phenomenon is governed by the Seebeck effect, discovered by Thomas Johann Seebeck in 1821, and the Peltier effect, named after Jean Charles Athanase Peltier in 1834.
Thermoelectric materials can be classified into two types: n-type (electron-rich) and p-type (hole-rich). When a temperature
The efficiency of thermoelectric materials is typically measured by the figure of merit, ZT, which is a
Thermoelektronisk has a wide range of applications, including power generation from waste heat, cooling systems, and