Nanomaterials possess superior optical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and thermal
properties, which have made them suitable for a multitude of applications. The present …

Thermoelectric materials have attracted extensive attentions due to their extensive
applications in thermoelectric refrigeration, waste heat recovery, aerospace and other fields …

The field of thermoelectric research has undergone a renaissance and boom in the past two
and a half decades, largely fueled by the prospect of engineering electronic and phononic …

This review discusses recent advances in materials engineering to control thermal
conductivity. We begin by presenting theories of heat conduction for general material …

This handbook brings readers up to date with advances in thermoelectrics and
thermoelectric generators, as well as the advent of nanotechnology and the explosion of …

The widespread use of nanostructures and nanomaterials has opened up a whole new
realm of challenges in thermal management, but also leads to possibilities for energy …

Temperature is a key parameter in physiological processes, and probes able to detect small
changes in local temperature are necessary for accurate and quantitative physical …

Many of the renewable and sustainable energy technologies employ novel nanomaterials.
For instance, thermal storage and thermoelectric conversion are in constant progress due to …

Physical properties at the nanoscale are novel and different from those in bulk materials.
Over the last few decades, there has been an ever growing interest in the fabrication of …

Silicon is the most important element of modern semiconductor industry. As a thermoelectric
converter material, it would be able to promote applications dramatically since device …