Low-Cost Magnesium-Based Thermoelectric Materials: Progress, Challenges, and Enhancements

Z Zhang, M Gurtaran, H Dong - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
Magnesium-based thermoelectric (TE) materials have attracted considerable interest due to
their high ZT values, coupled with their low cost, widespread availability, nontoxicity, and low …

Mg vacancy and dislocation strains as strong phonon scatterers in Mg2Si1− xSbx thermoelectric materials

J Xin, H Wu, X Liu, T Zhu, G Yu, X Zhao - Nano Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Mg 2 Si based solid solutions have unique advantages in the direct thermal to electrical
energy conversion due to environmentally friendly and abundant constituent elements, and …

[HTML][HTML] Functionally graded structure of a nitride-strengthened Mg2Si-based hybrid composite

J Yang, W Heogh, H Ju, S Kang, TS Jang… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ex-situ incorporation of the secondary SiC reinforcement, along with the in-situ
incorporation of the tertiary and quaternary Mg 3 N 2 and Si 3 N 4 phases, in the primary …

Development of high strength Mg/Al bimetal by a novel ultrasonic vibration aided compound casting process

F Guan, W Jiang, J Wang, G Li, Z Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic vibration was proposed to enhance interface bonding of Mg/Al bimetal prepared
by a novel lost foam compound casting (LFCC) to obtain high strength Mg/Al bimetal. The …

Critical reassessment of the Fe-Si system

S Cui, IH Jung - Calphad, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fe-Si system has been studied extensively due to its importance in steelmaking
and electrical-magnetic applications. Thermodynamic and phase diagram data of the Fe-Si …

Probing the Mg2Si/Si (1 1 1) heterojunction for photovoltaic applications

A Shevlyagin, I Chernev, N Galkin, A Gerasimenko… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract n-Mg 2 Si/p-Si heterojunction solar cell with a 1.4 µm thick unintentionally doped
(n= 3× 10 17 cm− 3) silicide epitaxial layer on p-Si (1 1 1)(p= 5× 10 14 cm− 3) was grown by …

Synchronized enhancement of thermoelectric properties of higher manganese silicide by introducing Fe and Co nanoparticles

G Kim, HS Kim, HS Lee, J Kim, KH Lee, JW Roh, W Lee - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction of nanophases is known to be effective in improving thermoelectric performance
as it allows the simultaneous engineering of electronic and thermal transports. In this study …

Effect of phase change materials on the short-term thermal storage in the solar receiver of dish-micro gas turbine systems: A numerical analysis

MA Bashir, AM Daabo, KP Amber, MS Khan… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The solar dish-micro gas turbine system is a new alternative to the existing technologies for
small-scale power production (< 100 kW) in rural off-grid areas. In these solar-only systems …

Mechanical and thermoelectric properties of intragranular SiC-nanoparticle/Mg2Si composites

R Inoue, J Nakano, T Nakamura, T Ube, T Iida… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inter-and intragranular SiC-nanoparticle/Mg 2 Si composites were fabricated by plasma
activated sintering, and the fracture toughness and thermoelectric properties were …

Prediction of the mechanical properties of MoSi2 doped with Cr, Nb and W from first-principles calculations

SP Sun, XP Li, Y Zhang, HJ Wang, Y Yu, Y Jiang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The influence of Cr-, Nb-and W-doping on the mechanical properties of C11 b MoSi
2 has been investigated using first-principles calculations. Firstly, the formation enthalpies of …