Figure of merit for thermoelectrics
- 15 February 1989
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 65 (4), 1578-1583
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.342976
Abstract
Theoretical calculations are presented for the figure of merit Z in thermoelectrics. The maximum values of Z are obtained in semiconductors which are doped so that the chemical potential is near the band edge. The highest Z is related to the B parameter of Chasmar and Stratton [J. Electron. Control 7, 52 (1959)].Keywords
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