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Peltier effect

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Peltier effect [ˈpɛltɪˌeɪ]
n
(Physics / General Physics) Physics the production of heat at one junction and the absorption of heat at the other junction of a thermocouple when a current is passed around the thermocouple circuit. The heat produced is additional to the heat arising from the resistance of the wires Compare Seebeck effect
[named after Jean Peltier (1785-1845), French physicist, who discovered it]


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Some specific topics explored are enhanced cooling in doped semiconductors due to nonlinear Peltier effects, thermoelectric properties of mixed-metal tellurides, and investigations of bonding in Skutterudites by electron energy-loss spectroscopy.
[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] The Peltier effect is the principle at work behind thermoelectric modules (also called Peltier coolers) or refrigerators that are used for transferring heat from one side of the device to the other.
 
 
 
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