2013 MRS Fall Meeting

　This symposium will broadly cover thermoelectric materials. An emphasis is placed on the energy applications by facilitating a more rapid transition from basic science and discovery to deployment in direct thermal-to-electricity conversion and solid-state cooling. Thermoelectric material categories should include both conventional materials (e.g., classic Se-, or Te-based, caged compounds and nanostructured multilayer/ composites) and unconventional materials like oxides and sulfides. Symposium contributions should address basic science issues or explore new phenomena (e.g., spin-Seeback effect), or address obstacles confronting the development of practical applications from emerging materials. Discussion of synthesis, growth mechanisms and fabrication routes; methods to improve properties important for applications; and discussions that advance understanding of fundamental material science issues are also welcomed.