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      Thermoeconomic modeling of a small-scale gas turbine-photovoltaic-electrolyzer combined-cooling-heating-and-power system for distributed energy applications 

      Arsalis, A.; Alexandrou, Andreas N.; Georghiou, George E. (2018)
      The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential of a small-scale, combined-cooling-heating-and-power system, consisting of a 1 MWe gas turbine subsystem coupled to a 0.5 MWe photovoltaic (PV) subsystem for ...
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      Thermoeconomic Optimization of a Hybrid Photovoltaic-Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System for Decentralized Application 

      Arsalis, Alexandros; Georghiou, George E. (2019)
      A small-scale, decentralized hybrid system is proposed for autonomous operation in a commercial building (small hotel). The study attempts to provide a potential solution, which will be attractive both in terms of efficiency ...
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      Thermoelectric materials and applications on the recovery of waste heat energy 

      Kyratsi, Theodora (Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, T.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2010)
      Today, thermoelectric (TE) technology offers a solution regarding large amounts of energy that are lost as waste heat from various applications. In this paper, the need for better thermoelectric materials is addressed and ...
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      Thermoelectric module for low temperature applications 

      Lal, S.; Loo, S.; Chung, D. Y.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Kanatzidis, M. G.; Cauchy, C.; Hogan, T. P. (2002)
      The possibility of a prototype thermoelectric cooling device for operation near liquid nitrogen temperatures has been explored. In these devices, the figure of merit involves a combination of the properties of the two ...
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      Thermoelectric properties and site-selective Rb+/K+ distribution in the K2-xRbxBi8Se13 series 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Chung, D. Y.; Ireland, J. R.; Kannewurf, C. R.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (2003)
      β-K2Bi8Se13 possesses promising thermoelectric properties whereas Rb2Bi8Se13 does not. The formation of solid solutions between these two compounds was attempted to study the alkali metal distribution in the structure and ...
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      Thermoelectric Properties of Bi-Doped Mg2Si0.6Sn0.4 Solid Solutions Synthesized by Two-Step Low Temperature Reaction Combined with Hot Pressing 

      Polymeris, George S.; Vlachos, Nikolaos; Symeou, Elli; Kyratsi, Theodora (2018)
      The goal of this study is to investigate the influence of the amount of Bi doping on the microstructure and thermoelectric properties of the Mg2Si0.60Sn0.4 material studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition 

      Symeou, E.; Pervolaraki, M.; Mihailescu, C. N.; Athanasopoulos, G. I.; Papageorgiou, C.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Giapintzakis, John (2015)
      We report on the pulsed laser deposition of p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 thin films onto fused silica substrates by ablation of dense targets of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 with an excess of 1 wt% Te. We investigated the effect of film thickness, ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of highly efficient Bi-doped Mg2Si1−x−ySnxGey materials 

      Khan, A. U.; Vlachos, N. V.; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Polymeris, G. S.; Lioutas, Ch B.; Stefanaki, E. C.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Giapintzakis, John; Kyratsi, Theodora (2014)
      In this work, Bi-doped Mg2Si1−x−ySnxGey (x=0.4 and y=0.05) solid solutions with the nominal Bi content of 0⩽z⩽0.035 were synthesized by solid state synthesis and sintering via hot pressing, and were studied in terms of ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of hot-pressed β-K2Bi 8Se13-x Sx materials 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Ioannou, M. (2013)
      In this work, hot-pressed pellets of the K2Bi8Se 13 family of compounds were prepared for the first time. The pellet fabrication of selected members of the K2Bi8Se 13-x Sx series was studied. Sintering parameters, such as ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of K 2Bi 8Se 13-xS x solid solutions 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Lal, S.; Hogan, T.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, T.Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States, 2006)
      Derivatives of β-K 2Bi 8Se 13 are an interesting series of materials for thermoelectric investigations due to their very low thermal conductivity and highly anisotropic electrical properties. Up to now substitutions on the ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of K2Bi8-xSbxSe13 solid solutions and Se doping 

      Kyratsi, Theodora; Dyck, J. S.; Chen, W.; Chung, D. Y.; Uher, C.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Kanatzidis, M. G. (Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Kyratsi, T.Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States, 2002)
      Our efforts to improve the thermoelectric properties of β-K2Bi8Se13, led to systematic studies of solid solutions of the type β-K2Bi8-xSbxSe13. The charge transport properties and thermal conductivities were studied for ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of LaNi1-xCoxO3 solid solution 

      Migiakis, P.; Androulakis, J.; Giapintzakis, John (2003)
      The thermoelectric properties of the selected members of the LaNi 1-xCoxO3 solid solution were investigated. The electrical properties of the solution investigated were determined from the doping level. The substitution ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of Mg2Si coatings deposited by pack cementation assisted process on heavily doped Si substrates 

      Stathokostopoulos, D.; Stefanaki, E. C.; Ioannou, M.; Polymeris, G. S.; Chaliampalias, D.; Pavlidou, E.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Vourlias, G.; Hatzikraniotis, E. (2014)
      This work presents a study of structural and thermoelectric properties of Mg2Si coatings deposited on heavily doped p- and n-type Si substrates, at 650 C. The as-grown layers were smooth and uniform in thickness without ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of nanocrystalline PbTe synthesized by mechanical alloying 

      Papageorgiou, Ch; Hatzikraniotis, E.; Lioutas, Ch B.; Frangis, N.; Valassiades, O.; Paraskevopoulos, K. M.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2010)
      In this work, nanocrystalline lead telluride powder was synthesized from high-purity elements by mechanical alloying by means of a planetary ball-milling procedure. The milling medium was tungsten carbide, and the diameter ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of pressed pellets and pressureless sintering in the K2Bi8Se13-xSx system 

      Tsiappos, A.; Kyratsi, Theodora; Kanatzidis, M. G. (Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Tsiappos, A.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2006)
      The solid solutions of ß-K2Bi8Se13 are an interesting series of materials for thermoelectric investigations because they possess very low thermal conductivity and relatively high power factor. Moreover, the sulfur-substituted ...
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      Thermoelectric properties of strained, lightly-doped La1–x­SrxCoO3 thin films 

      Viskadourakis, Z.; Pervolaraki, M.; Athanasopoulos, G. I.; Giapintzakis, John (2019)
      We report on the thermoelectric properties of strained, highly-oriented, lightly-doped La1–xSrxCoO3 thin films, grown on MgO (100) substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The large lattice mismatch (∼9%), along with the ...
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      Thermoelectronic-wave coupling in laser photothermal theory of semiconductors at elevated temperatures 

      Mandelis, Andreas; Nestoros, Marios; Christofides, Constantinos (1997)
      A quantitative analysis of linear temperature-dependent coupled thermoelectronic diffusion waves in the generation of the laser-induced IR photothermal radiometric signal from a photoexcited, plasma-wave-dominated, ...
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      Thermolyzable polymer networks and star polymers containing a novel, compact, degradable acylal-based dimethacrylate cross-linker: Synthesis, characterization, and thermolysis 

      Themistou, Efrosyni; Kanari, A.; Patrickios, Costas S. (2007)
      A compact, cleavable acylal dimethacrylate cross-linker, 1,1-ethylenediol dimethacrylate (EDDMA), was synthesized from the anhydrous iron(III) chloride-catalyzed reaction between methacrylic anhydride and acetaldehyde. The ...
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      Thermophysical characterization of commercial paper by laser infrared radiometry 

      Mandelis, Andreas; Nestoros, Marios; Othonos, Andreas S.; Christofides, Constantinos (1997)
      Laser-induced, frequency-scanned infrared photothermal radiometry (PTR) was used successfully in a noncontacting manner to characterize commercial-quality xerographic paper, which was impossible to characterize optically ...
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      Thermoresponsive electrospun polymer-based (nano)fibers 

      Achilleos, M.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (Wiley, 2018)