Freezing Mercury with a Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC)

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Uploaded by on Feb 9, 2011

A Thermoelectric Cooler (TEC) is made of 2 contact materials. Passing current through it causes one side to warm up and the other side to cool. It is called the Peltier Effect. This TEC is made of a semiconductor : Bismuth Telluride. It has PN junctions. It has 127 such units all connected. They are sandwiched between two ceramic plates.

Disclaimer : These are my video logs and are intended for others who are interested in chemistry/sciences. Do not attempt these experiments if you are not experienced. If you will, use safety measures and common sense and consider all possible problems that may arise before starting an experiment.

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  • Impressive, did you place multiple TECs in a thermal series or just a single?

  • @BigBananaMan It is a single on a block of aluminum. There is arctic silver between the TEC and aluminum.

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