bismuth telluride
Peltier cooler material
Bismuth telluride is a chemical compound of bismuth and tellurium, notable for its thermoelectric properties—it can convert temperature differences into electricity and vice versa.
This makes it useful in solid-state cooling devices like portable refrigerators and CPU coolers, as well as in generators that harvest waste heat: The Peltier cooler uses bismuth telluride to chill the processor.
- elementBasic substance or factor
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
- nanostructureSub-microscopic engineered formation
- intermetallicOrdered compound of metals
- compoundCombined into one
layered · alloy · nanocomposite · quantum confinement · thin film · stoichiometry · nanoparticle · generator · electrons · cooling · solid-state · thermoelectric · efficiency · waste heat · refrigeration · crystal · power generation · spacecraft
- Inorganic Compoundssodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, aluminum oxide
- tellurium compoundscadmium telluride
- thermoelectricsthermocouple, thermopile
- ore mineralsgalena, pyrite, hematite, marcasite, siderite
- exotic mattersuperfluid, superfluidity, antimatter, dark matter
bismuth tellurideglass
Transparent solid from sand
wood · polystyrene · aerogel · rubber
bismuth telluridecopper
Reddish-brown metallic element
aluminum · electrical insulator · diamond · quartz · metal alloy