Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science articles

Recent articles from Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

Dr. Terry M. Tritt Clemson University: recipient of the Governor's Award for Excellence in Scientific Research, 2008.(Proclamation)
September 22, 2008... Dr. Terry M. Tritt has a superb record of accomplishments as a scientist and a mentor in South Carolina. He has authored over 150 publications in refereed journals, 10 review articles, and has edited seven books. He has trained 8 Ph.D.'s and 3 MS students in the past five years, and directs...

Solution chemical synthesis of nanostructured thermoelectric materials.
September 22, 2008... 1. Introduction The performance of a thermoelectric (TE) material is evaluated by its figure of merit Z = [[alpha].sup.2]/[rho][kappa], where [alpha] is the Seebeck coefficient, [rho] is the electrical resistivity, and [kappa] is the thermal conductivity, which includes the...

Overview of thermoelectric sodium cobaltite: [Na.sub.x][Co.sub.2][O.sub.4].(ARTICLE TYPE)
September 22, 2008... 1. Introduction Thermoelectric (TE) technology for energy conversion between heat and electricity via Seebeck and Peltier effects provides a viable method for solid state cooling and remote power supply. In view of global environmental and energy problems, TE is becoming an increasing...

Thermoelectric nanocomposites--A new paradigm.
September 22, 2008... 1. Introduction Heat from various sources such as solar heat, geothermal heat and exhaustion of the automobiles can be directly converted into electricity using thermoelectric (TE) device (via the "Seebeck effect"). Reversely the TE device can work in a refrigeration mode (via the...

Phonon scattering effects on thermal conductivity of TiNiSn-based half-Heusler alloys.
September 22, 2008... 1. Introduction Over the past few decades, there has been a revived interest in the field of thermoelectricity. New and advanced thermoelectric (TE) materials have been investigated as an alternate mode of energy conversion for refrigeration and power generation applications (1,2,3)....