TY - JOUR
T1 - A nonlinear thermodynamic model for a breakdown of the Onsager symmetry and the efficiency of thermoelectric conversion in nanowires
AU - Cimmelli, V. A.
AU - Sellitto, A.
AU - Jou, D.
PY - 2014/10/8
Y1 - 2014/10/8
N2 - © 2014 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. We consider non-equilibrium steady-state situations for thermoelectric systems with non-local and nonlinear effects. We show that the Onsager symmetry relations for effective transport coefficients break down. We also estimate the consequences of such a breakdown for the efficiency of the thermoelectric energy conversion which, under some conditions, could be higher than in the usual linear regime with Onsager symmetry.
AB - © 2014 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. We consider non-equilibrium steady-state situations for thermoelectric systems with non-local and nonlinear effects. We show that the Onsager symmetry relations for effective transport coefficients break down. We also estimate the consequences of such a breakdown for the efficiency of the thermoelectric energy conversion which, under some conditions, could be higher than in the usual linear regime with Onsager symmetry.
KW - Effective Peltier coefficient
KW - Nonlinear thermoelectric equations
KW - Onsager reciprocal relations
KW - Second Kelvin relation
KW - Thermoelectric effects
KW - Thermoelectric efficiency
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84907191043
U2 - 10.1098/rspa.2014.0265
DO - 10.1098/rspa.2014.0265
M3 - Article
SN - 1364-5021
VL - 470
JO - Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
JF - Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
M1 - 20140265
ER -