Density variations in thermoelectrics
Journal Article
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· Journal of Applied Physics
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 37996-1200, (United States)
Equations are solved to give the variations in temperature, density, and potential, when a solid has electrical currents, heat currents, and particle diffusion. Solutions are presented in one dimension for currents down a bar. These solutions are used to calculate the efficiency of a thermoelectric refrigerator, which is optimized to give the coefficient of performance (COP). The COP depends upon the temperature difference {delta}T, but does not depend upon the density difference {delta}n between the two ends of the bar. (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.
- OSTI ID:
- 20216199
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 87, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: 15 May 2000; ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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