Lecture Audio and Slides

WEEK # TOPICS SLIDES AUDIO
1 Introduction (PDF - 1.5MB)

iTunes U (MP3 - 19MB)
Internet Archive (MP3 - 19MB)

2 Thermoelectric effect and thermoelectric devices (PDF - 1.3MB)

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Internet Archive (MP3 - 20MB)

3 Energy states in matter (PDF)

iTunes U (MP3 - 19MB)
Internet Archive (MP3 - 19MB)

4 Kinetic formulation of thermoelectricity (PDF)

iTunes U (MP3 - 20MB)
Internet Archive (MP3 - 20MB)

5 Current research on thermoelectric materials (PDF - 1.9MB)

iTunes U (MP3 - 20MB)
Internet Archive (MP3 - 20MB)

6 Thermionic power conversion (PDF)

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Internet Archive (MP3 - 20MB)

7 Photovoltaic cells (PDF - 1.2MB)

iTunes U (MP3 - 18MB)
Internet Archive (MP3 - 18MB)

8 Radiative heat transfer (PDF - 1.0MB)

iTunes U (MP3 - 18MB)
Internet Archive (MP3 - 18MB)

9 Solar concentration and solar thermal technology (PDF - 1.4MB)

iTunes U (MP3 - 19MB)
Internet Archive (MP3 - 19MB)

10 Guest Lecture: Chris Schuh, "Nanostructured Materials: Stability Against Thermal Coarsening." (slides not available)

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11 Guest Lecture: Ivan Čelanović, "Photonic Crystals: Shaping the Flow of Thermal Radiation." (PDF - 5.9MB) (Courtesy of Ivan Čelanović. Used with permission.) (audio not available)
12 Applications of thermoelectrics and photovoltaics (PDF) (audio not available)