An inconvenient truth about thermoelectrics

Autor: Cronin B. Vining
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Nature Materials. 8:83-85
ISSN: 1476-4660
1476-1122
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2361
Popis: Despite recent advances, thermoelectric energy conversion will never be as efficient as steam engines. That means thermoelectrics will remain limited to applications served poorly or not at all by existing technology. Bad news for thermoelectricians, but the climate crisis requires that we face bad news head on.
Databáze: OpenAIRE