Novel Thermoelectric Materials and Device Design Concepts

Chapter1: Investigating the performance of Bismuth-Antimony Telluride.- Chapter2: SnSe: breakthrough or not breakthrough?.- Chapter3: Tin Sulfide: a new nontoxic earth-abundant thermoelectric material.- Chapter4: SnTe thermoelectrics.- Chapter5: Lead chalcogenide thermoelectric materials.- Chapter6: High thermoelectric performance in nano-precipitated PbTe-PbSe-PbS quaternary system.- Chapter7: Multicomponent chalcogenides with diamond-like structure as thermoelectrics.- Chapter8: 1-2-2 layered Zintl phases thermoelectric materials.- Chapter9: Skutterudites: breakthrough or not breakthrough.- Chapter10: Half-Heusler thermoelectrics.- Chapter11: Polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) - a novel inorganic thermoelectric material system.- Chapter12: Grain-boundary engineering for thermal conductivity reduction in bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials.- Chapter13: Novel measurements and analysis for thermoelectric devices.- Chapter14: Thermoelectric module simulation for radiant heat recovery.

Dr. Sergey Skipidarov graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology (MIPT) / Department of Physical and Quantum Electronics. He is founder of internationally recognized thermoelectric brand NORD (company SCTB "Nord", Moscow, Russia) acquired by global industrial group Ferrotec Corporation (headquarters in Tokyo, Japan), one of the World leaders in thermoelectricity. Dr. Sergey Skipidarov is CEO of RusTec LLC (Moscow, Russia) which involved in advanced research and development works in novel thermoelectric materials and technological processes improving performance of modern thermoelectric devices. RusTec LLC is associate of Skolkovo Innovation Center (Moscow, Russia). Dr. Skipidarov has more than forty years' successful experience in research, development and production of thermoelectric materials and devices. His works deals with formulation and fabrication methods of thermoelectric materials, manufacturing technologies of thermoelectric materials and devices and serial production of state-of-the-art thermoelectric cooling and generation modules. Dr. Skipidarov has more than 30 publications, including editorship of one book and 18 patents and certificates on inventions. He is member of International Academy of Refrigeration.

Dr. Mikhail Nikitin graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology (MIPT) / Department of Physical and Quantum Electronics. He is Science & Technology Adviser and Project Leader of RusTec LLC (Moscow, Russia) which involved in advanced research and development works in novel thermoelectric materials and technological processes improving performance of modern thermoelectric devices. RusTec LLC is associate of Skolkovo Innovation Center (Moscow, Russia). Dr. Nikitin has more than forty years' successful experience in photonics, optoelectronics and semiconductor devices technology. His works deals with simulation, design and manufacturing technologies of solid-state electromagnetic (optical)