Recent progress towards high performance of tin chalcogenide thermoelectric materials

S Li, X Li, Z Ren, Q Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric materials have been extensively studied for decades to help resolve the
global energy shortage and environmental problems. Many efforts have been focused on …

Synthesis and performance of large-scale cost-effective environment-friendly nanostructured thermoelectric materials

FF Jaldurgam, Z Ahmad, F Touati - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thermoelectricity is a promising technology that directly converts heat energy into electricity
and finds its use in enormous applications. This technology can be used for waste heat …

Bottom-up synthesis of SnTe-based thermoelectric composites

B Nan, X Song, C Chang, K Xiao, Y Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
There is a need for the development of lead-free thermoelectric materials for medium-/high-
temperature applications. Here, we report a thiol-free tin telluride (SnTe) precursor that can …

Comprehensive insights into synthesis, structural features, and thermoelectric properties of high-performance inorganic chalcogenide nanomaterials for conversion of …

M Channegowda, R Mulla, Y Nagaraj… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectrics are energy harvesters that can directly convert waste heat into electrical
energy and vice versa. Currently, thermoelectric (TE) devices display lower efficiency as the …

Realizing enhanced thermoelectric properties in Cu2S-alloyed SnSe based composites produced via solution synthesis and sintering

Y Chen, J Chen, B Zhang, M Yang, X Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
SnSe emerges as one of the most promising Te-free thermoelectric materials due to its
strong anharmonicity and multiple valence bands structure. Recently, compositing has been …

Ligand-mediated band engineering in bottom-up assembled SnTe nanocomposites for thermoelectric energy conversion

M Ibáñez, R Hasler, A Genç, Y Liu… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The bottom-up assembly of colloidal nanocrystals is a versatile methodology to produce
composite nanomaterials with precisely tuned electronic properties. Beyond the synthetic …

General surfactant-free synthesis of binary silver chalcogenides with tuneable thermoelectric properties

H Wang, X Liu, B Zhang, L Huang, M Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Binary silver chalcogenides (Ag 2 X, X= S, Se, Te) are a group of intriguing thermoelectric
materials. When utilised for thermoelectrics, however, the syntheses of these chalcogenides …

Microstructural and thermal evaluation of the formation of tin–tellurium (SnTe) alloy by ball milling process

AS Hakeem, SM AlMansour, MA Ehsan, Q Drmosh… - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
A mechanically induced phase transition in tin‑tellurium (Snsingle bondTe) system and its
dependence on the milling time of the masses of metastable Snsingle bondTe phase (s) …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic insights into antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities against multidrug-resistant microbes of SnTe nanospheres synthesized by sonochemical …

RM Kannaujiya, SH Chaki, AJ Khimani, RK Giri… - Chemical Physics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sonochemical method is used to synthesize SnTe nanoparticles (Nps). Elemental
analyses validated the stoichiometry of the nanoparticles. The phase and structure of the …

Achieving Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance in (SnTe)1-x(Sb2Te3)x and (SnTe)1-y(Sb2Se3)y Synthesized via Solvothermal Reaction and …

X Liu, B Zhang, Y Chen, H Wu, H Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
SnTe is proposed to be an intriguing low-toxicity alternative to PbTe. Herein, we report the
diminished lattice thermal conductivity (κL) and enhanced zT of SnTe by way of vacancy …