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A New Method for Calculating the Thermoelectric Efficiency |
WU Yi-Dong;WANG Zhi-Min; HE Yuan-Jin |
Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 |
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Cite this article: |
WU Yi-Dong, WANG Zhi-Min, HE Yuan-Jin 2004 Chin. Phys. Lett. 21 1848-1850 |
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Abstract We present an approximate method for calculating the thermoelectric efficiency. The method has a high precision and is applicable to almost all of the thermoelectric devices. The expression for the thermoelectric efficiency we obtained does not involve the position variable, so the calculations are simplified greatly.
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Keywords:
85.80.Fi
72.15.Jf
72.20.Pa
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Published: 01 September 2004
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PACS: |
85.80.Fi
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(Thermoelectric devices)
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72.15.Jf
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(Thermoelectric and thermomagnetic effects)
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72.20.Pa
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(Thermoelectric and thermomagnetic effects)
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