Lecture 5: Thermoelectric Effects - Mathematics
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Beginning with the general model for transport, we mathematically derive expressions for the four thermoelectric transport coefficients:
- (i) Electrical conductivity,
(ii) Seebeck coefficient (or "thermopower"),
(iii) Peltier coefficient,
(iv) Electronic heat conductivity.
- Introduction
- Driving forces for current flow
- Charge current
- Heatcurrent
- Discussion
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