Which outcome limits maximum efficiency when implementing a Carnot heat engine utilizing thermoelectric generators?

💡 Explanation

When implementing Joule heating in a Carnot TEG, thermal resistance reduces temperature gradient because heat transfer is impeded, lowering overall efficiency according to Carnot principles, limiting the engine's performance. Therefore, thermal resistance at junctions is the limiter, rather than fixed Seebeck coefficients, Joule heating directly, or ambipolar diffusion effects.

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