Contents of Journal of Thermoelectricity, No.3, 1999

Ye.K. Iordanishvili. “Nuclear Weapons” of Thermoelectricity (Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Bi2Te3–Sb2Te3  System Development)

O.N. Manik. Comprehensive Approach to Calculating Thermoelectric Material Parameters. X. Methods of Vibration Theory. Kinematic Coefficients and their Calculation Using Molecular Models
A method has been developed for calculating dynamic matrix elements by dividing it into dynamic and kinematic components which provided a possibility to make appropriate calculations under “natural” coordinates with regard to chemical bond nature. The method has been used for calculating kinematic coefficients in CdSb crystals

A.A. Ashcheulov, V.A. Bezulik. On the Possibility of Control Over Thermopower Anisotropy Value of Cadmium Antimonide Based Materials
The possibility of irreversible control of the value of thermoEMF anisotropy of cadmium antimonide single crystals under room temperatures by means of exposure to magnetic and electronic fields has been shown

V.S. Zakordonets, M. Ye. Chainyuk, V.A. Stephansky. The Influence of Carrier Zone Spectrum Non-Parabolicity on the Thermopower of Hot Electrons in Semiconducnors Under Electron-Phonon Drag
A study is made of the thermopower of hot electrons in degenerate semiconductors in the internal heating stationary electric field under electron-phonon drag. It is shown that under strong electron spectrum non-parabolicity thermoelectric field changes its sign with respect to thermoelectric field in the parabolic case. It is shown that drag thermopower contains terms proportional to (m2(e)/m(e))2 which allows to expect that its value is considerably affected by the non-parabolicity. It is shown that as a result of electron-phonon drag the expression for full thermopower acquires an additional term which is proportional to phonon temperature gradient.

V.Ya. Mikhailovsky. Power Characteristics of Fuel Combustion Process in Catalytic Heat Sources for Thermoelectric Generators.

F. Skoropad, B. Stadnyk. Radiometer Sensor Bas on the Thermocouple from Amorphous Metal Alloys
In the given work the paths of construction optimisation of sensor of radiometers are analysed. The main attention is given to a receiver of radiation from batteries of thermocouples and optimum choice of their electrodes. In an outcome of researches the expediency and perspective use. Of amorphous metallic alloys for sensor creation, in particular, on basis of the thermocouple Fe40Ni40P14B6–Fe80Cu3B17 is shown. The given thermocouple is so prepared what in a range of variations of temperature of an environment its target signal practically does not vary. The decrease of dependence of a target signal and the cover temperature an of radiometer enables to improve his metrological and operating performances.

A.A. Ascheulov, I.V. Gutsul, A.I. Rarenko. On the Possibilities of Electric Current, Voltage and Power Comparisons by a Lateral Thermo-EMF
Designs of anisotropic thermal converters for high-precision measurement of existing values of alternating currents, voltages and powers over a wide frequency range have been presented.

J.G. Vian, D. Astrain, J.J. Aguas. Thermoelectric Equipment to Keep Laboratory Test-Tube at a Controled Temperature
This work is focused in the use of the thermoelectricity for design, construction and testing of a prototype that make possible heat and cold production with a accurate temperature control (+/- 0.2 K). This prototype is often used in the laboratories to keep at a controlled temperature in the test-tubes. The control temperature accurate of this device is higer than the convectional device used in the heat and cold production.

L.I. Anatychuk, L.Ya. Kushnerik. Thermoelectric Devices for Medicine

NEWS. IXth International Forum on Thermoelectricity

O.N.Manyk. Comprehensive Approach to Thermoelectric Material Parameters CalculatingVIII. Methods of Continuum Theory. Approximation of the Isotropic Medium Closest to the Crystal Under Investigation
The methods of approximation of the isotropic medium closest to the crystal under investigation have been generalized for the case of low-symmetry structures, when elastic modulus tensor is arbitrarily assigned in matrix form. The basic invariants of elastic modulus tensor for rhombic crystals have been found. Parameters of the isotropic medium closest to the case considered have been determined. The results have been applied for the calculation of phase velocities and elastic wave displacements in CdSb crystals

O.N.Manyk. Comprehensive Approach to Thermoelectric Material Parameters CalculatingIX. Methods of Microscopic Theory. Force Matrices
A method has been developed for calculating force matrices in microscopic theory of low-symmetry crystals. Based on the results obtained, the relationships between force matrices and crystal elastic constants have been determined. Numerical values of bond elasticities corresponding to nonequivalent hybrid orbitals in CdSb have been found.

M.Domínguez, D.García, J.Esarte, D.Astrain, J. González. Possibilities of Efficiency Improvement in the Thermoelectrics Systems
It is analysed the possible efficiency increase of the refrigeration facilities that use the thermoelectricity. Different systems to determine the refrigerating effects are checked: theoretical equations, finite elements and a new tool developed by us based on the electric analogy run by computer. It is described the new method of calculus called "Electric Analogy Run by Computer (AERO)", which allows the study of heat transfer problems included the change of phase. Once the method has been checked, it is used to see the importance of the heat transfer systems included in this kind of facilities which can get efficiencies similar to or higher than others.
F.Skoropad, B.Stadnyk. The Physical Aspects of the Influence of Elastic-Deformated Condition on Thermo-e.m.f.

Y.S.Budzhak, A.I.Rarenko. Seebeck Effect in the Quantizing Magnetic Field
The paper is deals with the investigation of Seebeck coefficient in the classic strong and quantizing fields, which gives a possibility to study electron dispersion structure for charge carriers in the crystals experimentally.

V.S.Zakordonets, V.A. Stephansky, M.Ye.Chainyuk. The Influence of Electron-Phonon Drag on Thermoelectric Figure of Merit of Limited-Sized Semiconductors
The figure of merit of monopolar nondegenerate semiconductor materials has been theoretically investigated with regard for the electron-phonon drag. It has been shown that with decreasing sample linear dimensions thermoelectric figure of merit will increase reaching its maximum in the submicron-sized samples. The most preferable here is dissipation of carriers on polarization potential of acoustic phonons. It has been shown that in the presence of a strong electron-phonon drag the figure of merit of limited-sized thermoelectric samples can exceed essentially the figure of merit of the appropriate massive samples

A.G.Shaiko-Shaikovsky. Procedure for Improvement of Operating Reliability and Quality of Thermoelements Used in Thermoelectric Coolers Assembly
Procedure for justified presetting of tolerance zone limits has been proposed for thermoelement geometric parameters in cases when the distribution of probability density in studied parameters has a complex multi-modal character. The procedure allows to increase the thermoelectric products quality and operating reliability, to reduce their cost production. The procedure can be used for product arbitrary parameters control.

D.M.Freik, A.V.Lisak, V.M.Chobanyuk, R.I.Zapukhlyak. The Influence of Isochronous Annealing of p-PbTe Thin Films in Vacuum on Their Thermoelectric Properties
The influence of isochronous annealing of p-PbTe thin films in vacuum on their thermoelectric properties is investigated. High thermopower values and improved thermoelectric figure of merit are established. Experimental results are accounted for by the ambipolar diffusion of positively charged tellurium vacancies and electrons deep into the films and the formation of a two-layer p-n structure.

A.A.Ashcheulov, I.V.Gutsul, S.F.Marenkin, V.I.Triphonov, V.Ya.Shevchenko. Absolute Thermoelectric Receiver for Measuring UHF-Power of the Submillimeter and Millimeter Wavelength Ranges
The paper deals with the construction and characteristics of absolute anisotropic thermoelectric receiver based on the anisotropic thermoelements designed to measure the average value of modulated and nonmodulated radiation of the submillimeter and millimeter wavelength ranges.

S.O.Filin, V.Yu. Zadiraka. Problems of the Methodology of Designing and Testing Domestic Thermoelectric Refrigerators

A.A.Ashcheulov, L.Ya.Kushneryk. Anisotropic Sensor for Medico-Biological Investigations