Recent advances in oxide thermoelectric materials and modules

Y Yin, B Tudu, A Tiwari - Vacuum, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to the growing concern on depletion of non-renewable resources, waste heat
harvesting has become one of the effective approaches for solving the energy shortage …

Various applications of ZnO thin films obtained by chemical routes in the last decade

M Gartner, H Stroescu, D Mitrea, M Nicolescu - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review addresses the importance of Zn for obtaining multifunctional materials with
interesting properties by following certain preparation strategies: choosing the appropriate …

Structural, optical and thermoelectric properties of Al-doped ZnO thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis

AK Ambedkar, M Singh, V Kumar, V Kumar… - Surfaces and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work, pure and Al-doped ZnO thin films were prepared on glass substrate by
spray pyrolysis method for different concentration of aluminum (Al). The X-ray diffraction …

Fabrication of hierarchical ZnO nanostructures on cotton fabric for wearable device applications

V Pandiyarasan, S Suhasini, J Archana… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
We have investigated ZnO nanostructures on cotton fabric (CF) sa flexible material for an
application of wearable thermoelectric (TE) power generator which requires super …

Ultralow Thermal Conductivity and Improved Thermoelectric Properties of Al‐Doped ZnO by In Situ O2 Plasma Treatment

V Sethi, K Sun, D Newbrook, D Runacres… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The thriving of Internet‐of‐Things and integrated wireless sensor networks has brought an
unprecedented demand for sustainable micro‐Watt‐scale power supplies. Development of …

Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of ZnO epitaxial films by Ga doping and thermal tuning

ZF Zhou, GK Ren, X Tan, R Liu, C Liu, YH Lin… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
With good chemical and thermal stabilities, ZnO is a promising thermoelectric material that
can be operated over a wide temperature range, particularly for high temperatures. For two …

Morphology dependent thermal conductivity of ZnO nanostructures prepared via a green approach

P Veluswamy, S Sathiyamoorthy, KH Chowdary… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a green synthesis route for the preparation of ZnO nanostructures with different
morphologies was demonstrated. The morphological, structural, elemental composition and …

The effect of morphological modification on the thermoelectric properties of ZnO nanomaterials

N Baghdadi, N Salah, A Alshahrie, AR Ansari… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
At present, huge research efforts are dedicated to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric
(TE) materials. Nanostructuring is one of the suggested methods to improve their TE …

Thermoelectric properties of Al-doped ZnO composite films with polymer nanoparticles prepared by pulsed laser deposition

AM Darwish, A Muhammad, SS Sarkisov, P Mele… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effect of the embedded nanoparticles of polymer poly (methyl methacrylate) known as
PMMA on the thermoelectric properties of the films of aluminum-doped ZnO (AZO) was …

Ultrahigh Thermoelectric Performance of ZnO-CdO Thin Films

AMMT Karim, M Rumana Islam, H Khatun… - Journal of Electronic …, 2024 - Springer
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is emerging as a promising n-type thermoelectric material (TE) for power
harvesting due to its high melting point and large Seebeck coefficient. However, the TE …