"Thermoelectrics for Power Generation: A Look at Trends in the Technology" ed. by Sergey Skipidarov and Mikhail Nikitin

This book is the collection of international community works in the field of thermoelectric power generation. The reader will find in the book a lot of new interesting information concerning prospective materials for thermoelectric generators, both inorganic and organic; results of theoretical studies of materials characteristics; novel methods and apparatus for measuring performance of thermoelectric materials and devices; and thermoelectric power generator simulation, modeling, design, and practice.

The authors from many counties have presented in this book their achievements and vision for the future development in different aspects of thermoelectric power generation. Remarkably, this hot topic unites together efforts of researchers and engineers from all continents of our planet.

Contents
Preface
1 Layered Cobaltites and Natural Chalcogenides for Thermoelectrics
by2 Electrical Conductivity, Thermoelectric Power and Crystal and Band Structures of EDOB-EDT-TTF Salts Composed of PF6 −, AsF6 − and SbF6 −
3 Progress in Polymer Thermoelectrics
4 Tetrahedrites: Prospective Novel Thermoelectric Materials
5 Thermoelectric Effect and Application of Organic Semiconductors
6 Review of Research on the Thermoelectric Material ZnSb
7 Silver-Antimony-Telluride: From First-Principles Calculations to Thermoelectric Applications
8 Nanostructured State-of-the-Art Thermoelectric Materials Prepared by Straight-Forward Arc-Melting Method
9 Nanometer Structured Epitaxial Films and Foliated Layers Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides with Topological Surface States
10 Thermoelectric Power Generation by Clathrates
11 Efficient Thermoelectric Materials Based on Solid Solutions of Mg2X Compounds (X = Si, Ge, Sn)
12 Simulation of Morphological Effects on Thermoelectric Power, Thermal and Electrical Conductivity in Multi‐Phase Thermoelectric Materials
13 Thermal Conductivity and Non-Newtonian Behavior of Complex Plasma Liquids
14 Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Nanocomposites Towards Thermoelectric Applications
15 Methods and Apparatus for Measuring Thermopower and Electrical Conductivity of Thermoelectric Materials at High Temperatures
16 Novel Measurement Methods for Thermoelectric Power Generator Materials and Devices
17 Thermoelectric Power Generation Optimization by Thermal Design Means
18 Modeling of a Thermoelectric Generator Device
19 Calculation Methods for Thermoelectric Generator Performance
20 Performance Analysis of Composite Thermoelectric Generators
21 Non-Stationary Thermoelectric Generators