2.1 Thermoelectric Phenomena

In the following section, the three thermoelectric phenomena are described in the order of their discovery. These effects build a phenomenological cornerstone for the description of thermoelectric materials as well as the functioning basis for several thermoelectric devices and applications.

Subsections

• 2.1.1 Seebeck Effect
• 2.1.2 Peltier Effect
• 2.1.3 Thomson Effect
• 2.1.4 Thermodynamic Relations

M. Wagner: Simulation of Thermoelectric Devices