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Transducer · transducer:thermoelectric-generator

Thermoelectric generator

Series-connected n- and p-type semiconductor legs between a hot and a cold plate. Commercial since the 1960s (radioisotope generators, waste-heat modules).

K8 · commercial technologyalso: TEG, thermopile

Atlas record: 1 claim references this transducer — 1 established.

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Seebeck effect—implemented by→Thermoelectric generatorestablished

Cited sources · 2

  1. [1]
    D. M. Rowe (ed.). Thermoelectrics Handbook: Macro to Nano (2006)
    CRC Press · doi:10.1201/9781420038903 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  2. [2]
    G. J. Snyder, E. S. Toberer. Complex thermoelectric materials (2008)
    Nature Materials 7, 105–114 · doi:10.1038/nmat2090 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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