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BULLETIN
A Publication of theMâterialsResearch Socie~~
Volume31, Number3 ISSN:0883-7694CODEN:MRSBEA
March2006
HARVESTING
ENERGYTHROUGH THERMOELECTRICS:
POWERGENERATION AND COOLING
188 Thermoelectric Materials,
Phenomena,andApplications:
A Bird'sEyeView
1.M.TrittandMA Subramanian, GuestEditors
199 RecentDevelopments in Bulk ThermoelectricMaterials
G.S.Naias,J. Paon,andM. Kanatzidis
206 Compl.ex OxideMaterialsfor PotentialThermoelectric Applications
K. Koumota,1.Terasaki,and R.Funahashi
211 Aspectsof Thin-Film Superlattice Thermoelectric Materials, Deviees, and Applications
..H.Satiner, G.Chen:,'and R.Venkatasubramanian 218 Propertiesof Nanostructured
One-Dimensional and CompositeThermoelectric Materials
A.M.Rao,X. Ji, and1.M.Tritt
224 Thermoelectric Materials for Space andAutomotive Power Generation
J. Yangand1. CaillaI
INTERNATIONAL UNION OFMATERIAlS
RESEARCH SOCIETIES
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230 TheXIVInternational
MaterialsResearchCongress (IMRC-2005)
231 Conference onHighTechnology PlasmaProcessesto BeHeld in Russiain 2006
MRSNEWS
232 MaterialsResearchers Strut TheirStuffat the 2005MRS Fall Meeting
ABSTRACTS
266 AbstractsforApril2006 JournalofMaterialsResearch
DEPARTMENTS
167 Research/Researchers 181 Technology Advances
Bionanomaterials,SAMMS, RubberParticles
186 SciencePolicy
Panelistsin WashingtonExplore IssuesRelatedto Fledgling
"InnovationAgenda,"J. Ouellette
217 Advertisersin ThisIssue 258 UniversityChapterNews 261 UpcomingConferences
Electroceramics X 261 Conference Reports
Inherently Conductive Polymers
262 HistoricalNote
Kepler,Snowflakes, and pomegranates, T.Palucka
263 Library
Biomaterialsin the Designand Reliabilityof MedicalDeviees, MN. Helmus,reviewedbyA.J.Caury;
EnablingTechnologiesfor MEMSand Nanodevices,H. Baltes,O.Brand, G.K.Fedder,C.Hierold,J.G.Korvink, andO.Tabata,reviewedbyS. Graham;
Topicsin the Theoryof SolidMaterials, J.M Vail,reviewedby S.D.Mesarovic;
andConciseEncyclopediaof Materials Characterization,2nd ed.,R.W.Cahn, ed.,reviewedby J.H.Westbraak
269 Calendar 275 Classified 280 Posterminaries
F~üon,Facüon,Funcüon,P.Gaodhew
ONTHEGaVER:HarveslingEnergyIhrough Thermoelectrics:PowerGenerationandCooling.
(clockwisefrom left)Figureof meritZTshownas a funclionof temperalurefor severalbulkthermo- electricmaterials;schematicrepresentationof a power-generatingthermoeleclricmodule;photo- graphof a radioisotopeIhermoelectricgenerator (courtesyof NASAlJPL-Caltech);andthe crystal structureof CoSb3(skulterudite)wilh "rattler"
atoms(in red).ln the backgroundis a photograph of the Voyagerspacecraft,whichwasfittedwith a radioisotopethermoelectricgenerator(courtesyof NASAlJPL-Caltech).Seethetechnicalthemethat beginson p. 188.
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