Electric potential difference —drives→ Peltier effect

Conditions

• a current through a junction of dissimilar conductors

Evidence · 2

1. [1]
   J. C. A. Peltier. Nouvelles expériences sur la caloricité des courants électriques (1834)

   Annales de Chimie et de Physique 56, 371–386 · paper, no DOI · record
2. [2]
   H. J. Goldsmid. Introduction to Thermoelectricity (2nd ed.) (2016)

   Springer Series in Materials Science 121 · doi:10.1007/978-3-662-49256-7 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

Matrix cells this relation feeds

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

Uses of this claim

• Peltier coolercommercial · 2 steps

• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal emission → Light4/4 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermochemical redox cycle → Chemical fuel (H₂, CO, syngas) → Chemical fuel5/5 established · candidate
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermopolarization effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermopolarization effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Seebeck effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Heat conduction → Heat flow → Useful heat5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermionic emission → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermogalvanic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Anomalous Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Working-fluid expansion (heat-engine cycle) → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Ocean thermal energy conversion → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work3/5 established · candidate
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Advective heat transport → Heat flow → Useful heat5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermo-osmosis → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work5/6 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermomagnetic convection → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/6 established · same energy form
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel6/6 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling5/6 established · candidate
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat5/6 established · candidate
• Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · same energy form

all 60 routes are in /api/paths.json filtered by claims ∋ claim:peltier-drives

Cite this claim

Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:peltier-drives: Electric potential difference —drives→ Peltier effect. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/peltier-drives

Ids and matrix addresses are stable across revisions; the revision hash identifies the exact canonical files the record was compiled from and is meta.data_hash in every /api export. Reuse terms: see the license field in any export.