Browsing by Subject "Thermoelectric power"

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      Efficiency study of a commercial thermoelectric power generator (TEG) under thermal cycling 

      Hatzikraniotis, E.; Zorbas, K. T.; Samaras, I.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Paraskevopoulos, K. M. (2010)
      Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) make use of the Seebeck effect in semiconductors for the direct conversion of heat to electrical energy. The possible use of a device consisting of numerous TEG modules for waste heat ...
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      Electronic Structure and Thermoelectric Properties of Pseudoquaternary Mg2Si1-x-ySnxGey-Based Materials 

      Kutorasinski, K.; Tobola, J.; Kaprzyk, S.; Khan, A. U.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2014)
      A theoretical study is presented on complex pseudoternary Bi-doped Mg2Si1-x-ySnxGey materials, which have recently been revealed to reach high thermoelectric figures of merit (ZT) of ∼1.4. Morphological characterization ...
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      Long-term performance of a commercial thermoelectric power generator 

      Hatzikraniotis, E.; Zorbas, K.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Paraskevopoulos, K. M. (Affiliation: Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Hatzikraniotis, E.Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece, 2009)
      In this work, thermoelectric device was made, using a commercially available ThermoElectric Generator (TEG), in order to measure the gained power and efficiency for long- term performance. The module was subjected to ...
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      Mechanical alloying synthesis of K2Bi8Se 13- type solid solutions 

      Toumpas, N.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Tsiappos, A.; Pavlidou, E.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Chung, D. Y.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 1678, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, GreeceAffiliation: Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Toumpas, N.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 1678, Cyprus, 2008)
      Solid solutions of β-K2Bi8-xSb xSe13 are an interesting series of materials for thermoelectric investigations due to their very low thermal conductivity and highly anisotropic electrical properties. In this work, we aimed ...