psynapse Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I am unsure where to place this. But here I go anyway with a question. How does the radioisotope thermoelectric generator use temperature difference to produce electricity? I read up on wikipedia but became more confused, things like phonons?? I can't visualize how the electrons would move. I was thinking about thermodynamic equalibrium ad the hot electrons flowing to the colder ones or even an electron density difference but I know I am missing something. Any help appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Temperature differences across dis-similar metals cause a voltage, and vice versa. Peltier-Seebeck effect. Was it this article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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