Multicomponent Silicides for Thermoelectric Materials

Jean Claude Tedenac, presently Emeritus Professor at the University of Montpellier, was a full Professor at the former University Montpellier 2 until 2014. He was a Visiting Professor at the ITMO University in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2015-2016. His research focuses on the physical chemistry of semiconductors and problems of materials science. He has studied phase stabilities of bulk materials as well as thin films and nanomaterials. A major achievement has been connecting the thermodynamics of multicomponent systems, kinetics, and crystal growth for thermoelectric materials and titanium-based alloys.  To date,he has published a total of 256 papers in ISI-indexed journals.

• Chapter 1. Abstract.- Chapter 2. Introduction.- Chapter 3. Review of materials.- Chapter 4. Properties of compounds.- Chapter 5. The thermodynamic approach in thermoelectric materials.- Chapter 6. Silicides and other thermoelectric materials.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.- Chapter 8. Databases.