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Title: Thermoelectric materials for solar energy conversion. Final report, August-December 1978

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7073894

The thermoelectric efficiency index of N-type beta-SiC has been calculated by use of the Goff-Lowney integral formulation. The scattering parameters were estimated by fitting the thermoelectric power and electrical conductivity data of Golikova, et al. The parasitic photon thermal conductivity was calculated theoretically by use of the theory of Devyatkova, et al, while the lattice thermal conductivity was treated parametrically. The results indicate that there exists an optimum carrier concentration of approximately 2 x 10/sup 20//ccm and that the efficiency is still increasing at 2000K.

Research Organization:
Naval Surface Weapons Center, Silver Spring, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
7073894
Report Number(s):
AD-A-084948
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English