Thermoelectric Materials: Turning Heat into Electricity and Vice Versa

What if your body heat could charge your phone? Thermoelectric materials convert temperature differences directly into electrical voltage, and vice versa. This episode covers the Seebeck effect, Peltier effect, thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT). We also discuss the best thermoelectric materials (Bi2Te3, PbTe, half-Heusler alloys), and applications in waste heat recovery and solid-state cooling. Topics: thermoelectric materials | Seebeck effect | Peltier effect | ZT figure of merit | Bi2Te3 | waste heat recovery | solid-state cooling.Disclaimer: This audio is AI generated from personal notes