1. Polymers for thermoelectric applications

1.1 Polymers for thermoelectricity

Until now, thermoelectric systems have been used in niche markets, such as portable refrigeration systems for cooling vibration-sensitive devices (CDD cameras, microscopes, etc.), or in the space industry. For a number of years now, environmental awareness has been driving research into more environmentally-friendly, large-scale energy conversion methods. Inorganic semiconductor materials are good thermoelectric materials [N 1 500] , but their use has its drawbacks,...