Date of Award
2016-01-01
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Advisor(s)
Russell R. Chianelli
Abstract
Thermoelectric materials have the capacity to convert a temperature differential into electrical power and vice versa. They will represent the next revolution in alternative energies once their efficiencies are enhanced so they can complement other forms of green energies that depend on sources other than a temperature differential.
Progress in materials science depends on the ability to discover new materials to eventually understand them and to finally improve their properties. The work presented here is aimed at dynamizing the screening of materials of thermoelectric interest. The results of this project will enable: theoretical preselection of thermoelectric compounds based on their bandgap and a rapid agglomeration method that does not require melting or sintering. A special interest will be given to Iodine-doped TiSe2 that generated extraordinary results and a new set of equations are proposed to accurately describe the dependence of the power factor and the figure of merit on the intrinsic properties of the materials.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2016
File Size
65 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Hugo Lopez
Recommended Citation
Lopez, Hugo, "Innovations In Thermoelectric Materials Research: Compound Agglomeration, Testing And Preselection" (2016). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 882.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/882