Thermoelectric Tin Selenide: The Beauty of Simplicity

摘要

Solid-state thermoelectric (TE) modules can couple heat flow and electric current. This approach offers a viable route for power generation from different sources of waste heat, such as car exhausts and industrial plants. Compared to competing technologies, such as traditional heat engines, thermoelectric devices that contain no moving parts or fluids are noise-and emission-free. They can be of small size and operate at low powers (milli-or microwatts) as an energy source for remote sensors.11' TE modules are also used for many cooling applications.