thermoelectronics

English

Etymology

From thermo- +‎ electronics.

Noun

thermoelectronics (uncountable)

1. The study and use of electrical devices that operate by the thermionic emission of electrons.
   • 1959, Arden F. Welte, Your Science Fair (page 58)

     […] thermoelectronics, along with some of its future uses, such as in heating systems, refrigeration, home cooling units, and automobile power units.

   • 2018, Naotoshi Nakashima, Nanocarbons for Energy Conversion: Supramolecular Approaches, page 457:

     Hence, the unique structures of nanocarbon with their novel properties have […] been studied extensively as a future suitable candidate for the various potential fields such as energy storage, production, and conversion devices (battery, water electrolyzer, fuel cell, solar cell, etc.), electronics (field-effect transistors, thermoelectronics, etc.) and biomedical engineering, etc.

Related terms

• thermoelectronic