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Coupling family · coupling:thermoelectric

Thermoelectric

Solid-state coupling of heat flow and charge flow through carrier diffusion in a conductor.

Condensed matteralso: thermoelectric, Seebeck, thermocouple, thermopile

Atlas record: 6 claims reference this coupling family — 6 established.

Explorerelations · matrix context · sources · cite

6claims0enumerated routes0routes with complete-composition evidence0candidate routes not searched3cited sources

Relations

member of · 6
Seebeck effect—member of→Thermoelectricestablished
Peltier effect—member of→Thermoelectricestablished
Thomson effect—member of→Thermoelectricestablished
Phonon drag—member of→Thermoelectricestablished
Nernst effect—member of→Thermoelectricestablished
Ettingshausen effect—member of→Thermoelectricestablished

Matrix context

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

D.01 Temperature gradientD.02 Pressure gradientD.03 Concentration gradientD.04 Salinity gradientD.05 Chemical potential differenceD.06 Electric potential differenceD.07 Changing magnetic fluxD.08 Mechanical stress or strainD.09 Mechanical vibrationD.10 Bulk fluid flowD.11 Incident radiation fluxD.12 Radiative imbalance with the skyD.13 Spin accumulationD.14 Metastable phaseD.15 Surface energy differenceD.16 Capillary pressureD.17 Humidity gradientD.18 Osmotic pressure differenceD.19 Gravitational potential differenceD.20 Nuclear binding-energy differenceD.21 Thermal energy at uniform temperatureD.22 Quantum vacuum fluctuationsD.23 Acoustic fieldD.24 Temporal temperature changeD.25 Changing electric field

Cited sources · 3

  1. [1]
    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
  2. [2]
    C. Herring. Theory of the thermoelectric power of semiconductors (1954)
    Physical Review 96, 1163 · doi:10.1103/PhysRev.96.1163 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  3. [3]
    H. B. Callen. The application of Onsager's reciprocal relations to thermoelectric, thermomagnetic, and galvanomagnetic effects (1948)
    Physical Review 73, 1349 · doi:10.1103/PhysRev.73.1349 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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