Keywords
thermoelectric angular frequencies
thermoelectric characterization
thermoelectric time constants
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Abstract
The research aims to introduce the theory of the natural response of electrical circuits to the study of thermoelectricity and the characterization of thermoelectric devices and materials. New equations were found to calculate the thermal resistance of the contacts ???????????????????? and ????????????????, the thermal conductance ????????, and the figure of merit ????????. Furthermore, permits determining characteristic time constants ????????, ????????, ????????????, and relaxation times, as well as calculating the thermoelectric capacitances related to the device, material, and thermal contacts. Also, the characteristic angular frequencies are predicted ????????, ????????, and ????????????. The described theory satisfies Newton’s law of cooling, Luttinger’s thermal transport coefficients theory, and the first and second-order electric circuit’s behavior. Additionally, it makes available the prediction of the transport coefficients and the characterization in situ. Like Harman’s method, these parameters can be measured simultaneously on the same device or sample.
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