The Spin Seebeck Effect to Offer Low-Loss Thermoelectric Effect
Eiji Saitoh experimented with a heated magnetized metal (nickel-iron), and found out that the electrons with up spins (aligned with the rod’s magnetic field) created an agglomeration on the hot side, while the ones with down spins (unaligned to the rod’s magnetic field), created an agglomeration on the cooler side.
Discovery: Clathrates Thermoelectric Materials Offer Better Efficiency
Some researchers from the University of Århus, Denmark, have studied promising thermoelectric materials from the group or clathrates, which create crystals full of ‘nano-cages’.
