Characteristics of thermoelectric materials


Thermoelectric material is a kind of functional material that can realize the direct conversion of "heat energy" and "electric energy".

When this material or a device prepared with this material is in an environment with a temperature difference, due to the first thermoelectric effect - Seebeck effect, it can convert heat energy into electromotive force and complete the transformation from heat energy to electric energy.

When the DC power supply is applied to this material or the device prepared with this material, due to the second thermoelectric effect - Peltier effect, it will transfer the heat from one end (surface) to the other end (surface), play a cooling cooling role, and complete the conversion from electrical energy to hot (cold) energy.