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Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Systems for Automotive Applications in the Next Millennium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Donald T. Morelli
Donald T. Morelli*
Affiliation:
Physics & Physical Chemistry Department, General Motors Research and Development Center, 30500 Mound Road, Warren, MI 48090, dmorelli@notes.gmr.com
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Abstract

A combination of environmental, economic, and technological drivers has led to a reassessment of the potential for using thermoelectric devices in several automotive applications. In order for this technology to achieve its ultimate potential, new materials with enhanced thermoelectric properties are required. Experimental results on the fundamental physical properties of some new thermoelectric materials, including filled skutterudites and 1–1–1 intermetallic semiconductors, are presented.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 478: Symposium Q – Thermoelectric Materials - New Directions and Approaches , 1997 , 297
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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