Figure of merit ZT of a thermoelectric device defined from materials properties

2017/01/01 by G. Jeffrey Snyder, Alemayouh H. Snyder · 2 citations
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · Engineering · #Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies #Figure of merit #Thermoelectric effect #Materials science #Thermoelectric materials #Engineering physics #Optoelectronics #Composite material #Engineering #Physics #Thermodynamics

paper · doi:10.1039/c7ee02007d

openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

The thermoelectric device <italic>ZT</italic> is calculated using a simple spreadsheet calculator.

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