Date of Award
Summer 8-2014
Degree Type
Thesis-Restricted
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Physics
Department
Physics
Major Professor
Kevin Stokes
Second Advisor
Juliette Ioup
Third Advisor
Leszek Malkinski
Abstract
Anisotropic thermoelectric effects can be measured in certain materials. Anisotropy can also be simulated using a repeated, layered structure of two materials cut at an angle. Various aspect ratios and angles of inclination are investigated in device geometry in order to maximize the thermopower. Eddy currents have been shown to occur in thermoelectric devices, and evidence of these currents are revealed in finite element analysis of the artificially synthesized anisotropic Peltier effect.
Recommended Citation
Crawford, Charles, "Transverse Thermoelectric Effect" (2014). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1866.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1866
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