A comprehensive review on Bi2Te3‐based thin films: Thermoelectrics and beyond

X Tang, Z Li, W Liu, Q Zhang… - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bi2Te3‐based materials are not only the most important and widely used room temperature
thermoelectric (TE) materials but are also canonical examples of topological insulators in …

Thermal properties of two dimensional layered materials

Y Wang, N Xu, D Li, J Zhu - Advanced Functional Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The rise of graphene has motivated intensive investigation into other two‐dimensional
layered materials (2DLMs). In addition to their superior optical, electrical, and mechanical …

Two‐Dimensional Van Der Waals Topological Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Device Applications

G Zhang, H Wu, L Zhang, L Yang, Y Xie, F Guo, H Li… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, 2D van der Waals (vdW) topological materials (TMs), including
topological insulators and topological semimetals, which combine atomically flat 2D layers …

Thermoelectric films and periodic structures and spin Seebeck effect systems: Facets of performance optimization

N Nandihalli - Materials Today Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing market for sensors, Internet of Things, and wearable devices is fueling the
development of low-cost energy-harvesting materials and systems. Film based …

Thermoelectric properties of topological insulators

YV Ivanov, AT Burkov… - physica status solidi …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many efficient thermoelectric materials belong to the class of topological insulators.
Therefore, in recent years considerable efforts have been made to elucidate the influence of …

Improving the thermoelectric performance of p-type (Bi x Sb 1− x) 2 Te 3 thin films via tuning the Bi x Sb 1− x layer

H Ju, B Zhu, W Wang, L Chen, X Ni… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The intrinsic defects and growth orientation dominate the thermoelectric performance of
(BixSb1− x) 2Te3 thin films. In this work, a facile method, thermally assisted conversion …

Microstructural analysis and thermoelectric performance of Ga-doped ZnO/reduced graphene oxide thin film nanocomposites

TQ Trinh, TT Nguyen, DV Vu, DH Le - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, n-type Ga-doped ZnO (GZO)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) thin-film
nanocomposites were investigated as an approach to enhancing the electron transport of a …

Thermoelectric effects and topological insulators

Y Xu - Chinese Physics B, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The recent discovery of topological insulators (TIs) offers new opportunities for the
development of thermoelectrics, because many TIs (like Bi 2 Te 3) are excellent …

Strong Anisotropy and Bipolar Conduction-Dominated Thermoelectric Transport Properties in the Polycrystalline Topological Phase of ZrTe5

J Luo, W Liu, Z Wang, Y Lei, X Zhou, M Zhang… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
ZrTe5 has unique features of a temperature-dependent topological electronic structure and
anisotropic crystal structure and has obtained intensive attention from the thermoelectric …

Effects of thickness on thermoelectric properties of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 thin films

X Han, Z Zhang, Z Liu, C Xu, X Lu, L Sun, P Jiang - Applied Nanoscience, 2020 - Springer
Bi 2 Te 3-based materials have been widely utilized for commercial bulk thermoelectric (TE)
devices. For the manufacture of miniaturized TE devices, the large-scale deposition of high …