U Michigan team boosting efficiency of thermoelectric materials; potential of reaching 15-20% efficiency could result in practical applications
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DECEMBER 30, 2010
At that level of efficiency, TE materials become useful in practical applications such as waste heat recovery in vehicles, Kaviany noted. The research is funded by the University of Michigan’s Center for Solar and Thermal Energy Conversion, which is funded by the US Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
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