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Kazuaki Yazawa

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1968
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesThermal properties of materialsHeat Transfer and OptimizationAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Publications

177

Citations

3,505

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

57

Publishing since 1968

Research summary
AI-generated

Kazuaki Yazawa's research focuses on thermoelectric materials and devices, which convert heat directly into electricity or use electrical current for cooling. Work spans simulation methods (such as Monte Carlo modeling of electron behavior), new material systems like cement-based thermoelectrics, and practical applications including waste-heat energy harvesting, building heating/cooling, and powering small sensors (IoT devices).

Thermoelectric materials and devicesHeat transfer and thermal managementEnergy harvesting and conversionComputational/Monte Carlo simulation of electron transportBuilding and industrial thermal systems

Publication output peaked in 2018 and has generally declined since, averaging fewer than 2 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 14 publications14182019: 4 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 2 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Springer series in materials science×9
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews×2
  • Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering×2
  • International Journal of Refrigeration×2
  • Energy Conversion and Management×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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