Multicomponent Silicides for Thermoelectric Materials (eBook)

Phase Stabilities, Synthesis, and Device Tailoring

Jean-Claude Tedenac (Autor)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
IX, 46 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-58268-9 (ISBN)

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This book provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the art in silicon compounds for thermoelectric applications. Silicides are materials with good initial thermoelectric properties, which can be enhanced through tuning of their micro- and macrostructure. These compounds present various conduction mechanisms and complex band structures. Moreover, some are isotropic, and others anisotropic, which is highly beneficial for device tailoring. Silicides are a particularly attractive material for sensors, thermoelectric generators, and other applications because they are environmentally friendly, abundant, and low cost. This concise volume covers fundamentals and applications for an audience of materials scientists, chemists, solid-state physicists, and engineers.

Jean Claude Tedenac, presently Emeritus Professor at the University of Montpellier, was a full Professor at the former University Montpellier 2 until 2014. He was a Visiting Professor at the ITMO University in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2015-2016. His research focuses on the physical chemistry of semiconductors and problems of materials science. He has studied phase stabilities of bulk materials as well as thin films and nanomaterials. A major achievement has been connecting the thermodynamics of multicomponent systems, kinetics, and crystal growth for thermoelectric materials and titanium-based alloys.  To date, he has published a total of 256 papers in ISI-indexed journals.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements 6
Contents 7
Abbreviations 8
Chapter 1: Abstract 9
Chapter 2: Introduction 10
Chapter 3: Review of Materials 12
Chapter 4: Properties of Compounds 14
4.1 Chromium Disilicide 14
4.2 Higher Manganese Silicide 14
4.3 Iron Disilicide 17
4.4 Ruthenium Silicide (Ru2Si3) 18
4.5 Rhenium Silicide (ReSi1.75) 19
4.6 Cobalt Monosilicide 19
4.7 Magnesium Silicide and Related Compounds 20
4.8 Silicides Among the Other Thermoelectrics 22
Chapter 5: The Thermodynamic Approach in Thermoelectric Materials 24
5.1 Basis: The Modern Approach of Phase Diagrams 24
5.2 The Binary Systems 26
5.3 The Ternary Systems 31
Chapter 6: Silicides and Other Thermoelectric Materials 41
Chapter 7: Conclusion: Applications and Opportunities 42
Chapter 8: Databases 44
References 45
Index 49

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.6.2017
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Materials
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Materials
• Zusatzinfo: IX, 46 p. 26 illus., 18 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: green silicides • Multicomponent silicides • Multifunctional silicides • Silicide thermoelectrics • Silicon Nanowires • thermal conductivity silicides • Thermoelectric power generation silicides
• ISBN-10: 3-319-58268-2 / 3319582682
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-58268-9 / 9783319582689