Diana Davila Pineda & Alireza Rezaniakolaei 
Thermoelectric Energy Conversion [EPUB ebook] 
Basic Concepts and Device Applications

The latest volume in the well-established AMN series, this ready reference provides an up-to-date, self-contained summary of recent developments in the technologies and systems for thermoelectricity.
Following an initial chapter that introduces the fundamentals and principles of thermoelectricity, subsequent chapters discuss the synthesis and integration of various bulk thermoelectric as well as nanostructured materials. The book then goes on to discuss characterization techniques, including various light and mechanic microscopy techniques, while also summarizing applications for thermoelectric materials, such as micro- and nano-thermoelectric generators, wearable electronics and energy conversion devices.
The result is a bridge between industry and scientific researchers seeking to develop thermoelectric generators.

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THERMOELECTRICS THEORY
BULK THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS
BULK THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS
NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
ORGANIC THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS
TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTERIZING THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS
THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
HIGH-PERFORMANCE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
THERMOELECTRICS IN THE INDUSTRY
CHALLENGES OF EXPLOITING WASTE HEAT RECOVERY WITH THERMOELECTRICS
INTEGRATION OF HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH THERMOELECTRIC MODULES
THERMOELECTRICS FOR HEAT FLUX SENSING
MICRO/NANO THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
HYBRID THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION
SI-BASED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
THERMOELECTRICS FOR POWERING WEARABLE ELECTRONICS
HYBRID THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION
TOWARDS ZERO-POWER DEVICES: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THERMOELECTRICS INTEGRATION
SI-BASED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS

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Diana Dávila is currently an Advanced Senior Engineer at the IBM Research – Zurich Lab. She received her B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering, from the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (2004) and her M.S. in Micro and Nanoelectronic Engineering (2008) and Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering (2011) from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. She has conducted research on fuel cells, nanomaterials, thermoelectricity, spintronics and MEMS devices in multidisciplinary environments such as the Microelectronics Institute of Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) and ETH Zurich. Her current research interests focus on the development and integration of nanostructured thermoelectric materials for powering micro/nanodevices.

Alireza Rezaniakolaei studied Mechanical Engineering at University of Mazandaran, Iran and, got his Ph D in Energy Engineering from Aalborg University in 2012. He is an Assistant Professor in Department of Energy Technology at Aalborg University, Denmark, where he holds the position of Thermoelectric Research Programme Chair. His current research interests include fluid mechanics, thermal engineering with focus on micro heat transfer surfaces applied to thermoelectric modules, and integration of thermoelctric technology with renewable systems and sensor applications.