Thermoelectric converter: Strategies from materials to device application

Z Wu, S Zhang, Z Liu, E Mu, Z Hu - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectricity, green technology which can convert huge free thermal energy to
electricity without time and geography limitations, is vital for bright future energy to alleviate …

A review on energy conversion using hybrid photovoltaic and thermoelectric systems

J Tang, H Ni, RL Peng, N Wang, L Zuo - Journal of Power Sources, 2023 - Elsevier
To solve the global energy crisis, renewable energies need to play a crucial role in people's
daily lives. Among them, solar energy is one of the most widely used since it is abundant on …

Advances in the applications of thermoelectric generators

J He, K Li, L Jia, Y Zhu, H Zhang, J Linghu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Amid energy crises and environmental concerns, thermoelectric generators have gained
interest as eco-friendly power sources by directly converting heat to electricity. Given the …

An overview of environmental energy harvesting by thermoelectric generators

M Feng, S Lv, J Deng, Y Guo, Y Wu, G Shi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting sustainable energy from environmental energy through thermoelectric
generators to uninterruptedly generate clean electricity offers a potential solution to the …

Sustainable energy resources for driving methane conversion

R Chen, GM Weng - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of methane to value‐added chemicals by traditional reforming processes
suffers from intensive energy consumption due to its particularly strong C─ H bonds. Thus, it …

[HTML][HTML] Thermoelectric generators act as renewable energy sources

H Mamur, ÖF Dilmaç, J Begum, MRA Bhuiyan - Cleaner Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The thermoelectric generator (TEG) is a solid-state energy converting device that converts
heat directly into electrical energy. TEGs are silent, scalable, and reliable, as they have no …

Challenges and perspective recent trends of enhancing the efficiency of thermoelectric materials on the basis of PbTe

Y Shtern, A Sherchenkov, M Shtern… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Middle-temperature thermoelectric (TE) materials on the basis of PbTe are currently most
actively developed. The properties of these materials, and the ways of increasing their …

Design and performance of a modular 1 kilowatt-level thermoelectric generator for geothermal application at medium-low temperature

H Xie, T Gao, X Long, L Sun, J Wang, E Xia, S Li… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoelectricity technology offers a new perspective for the development of geothermal
energy but its large-scale application still remains challenges. Modularization of the …

High-performance tellurium-free thermoelectric module for moderate temperatures using α-MgAgSb/Mg2 (Si, Sn)

A Wieder, J Camut, A Duparchy, R Deshpande… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract α-MgAgSb is a promising thermoelectric material with an average figure of merit
above unity between room temperature and 573 K, making it attractive for low temperature …

Design of cascade thermoelectric generation systems with improved thermal reliability

M Aljaghtham, E Celik - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of novel, unileg cascade thermoelectric
systems. Unileg systems offer the flexibility of selecting a single (p-or n-) thermoelectric …