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[13p-2M-13] Thermoelectric materials for practical devices and systems

〇Tsutomu Kanno¹, Hiromasa Tamaki¹, Hiroki Sato¹ (1.Panasonic Corp.)

Keywords:thermoelectric materials,thermoelectric power generation,Seebeck effect

In recent years, much interest has been focused on thermoelectric energy conversion with a view to realizing low-grade or small-scale waste heat recovery. In this paper we discuss the recent R&D topics and future prospects of thermoelectric materials for device and system applications.