Basic Information
Introduction# The Thermoelectric (te) Effect and Its Physical Foundations and Applications. Thermodynamics of Te Energy Conversion And Devices. The Kelvin Relations. Electron and Thermal Transport Phenomena# Microscopic and Macroscopic Approaches. The Near-equilibrium Approximation. The Boltzmann Transport Theory. Development of Electron and Thermal Transpot Coefficients. The Seebeck and Peltier Coefficients. The Lorenz Number. The Landauer Formalism For Representaion of Transport Phenomena. Lattice Thermal Conductivity. The Callaway Model For Lattice Thermal Conductivity and Phonon Scattering Mechanisms in Solids. The Role Of Lattice Defects and Low-dimensionality Structures. Metrology Of Electron and Thermal Transport. Classification of Te Materials And Characteristics# Chalcogenides, Oxides, and Materials Having Complex Crystal Structures. Learning Outcomes at The End of The Course The Stuents Wiked to Be 1. Familiar With Thermoelectric (te) Phenomena and How to Will Know# For Energy Conversion. 2. Be Familiar With The Microscopic And Macroscopic Mechanisms Responsible For Charge and Heat Transport In Crystalline Materials. 3. Know How To Utilize Different Approaches Representing These Transport Phenomena Under The Near-equilibrium Approximation. 4. Know How Lattice Defects Electron and Heat Transport, and How to Utilze Them to Tailor Functional Properties. 5, Familiar With Basic Transport Property Measurement Techniques. 6. Familiar With The Major Te Materials Categories.