Thermodynamic analyses and optimization for thermoelectric devices: The state of the arts

LG Chen, FK Meng, FR Sun - Science China Technological Sciences, 2016 - Springer
Thermoelectric effect is the most efficient way to convert electric energy directly from the
temperature gradient. Thermoelectric effect-based power generation, cooling and heating …

[HTML][HTML] Multifold improvement of thermoelectric power factor by tuning bismuth and antimony in nanostructured n-type bismuth antimony telluride thin films

PP Murmu, J Kennedy, S Suman, SV Chong… - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Bismuth telluride (Bi 2 Te 3) based alloys are preferred thermoelectric materials for
room temperature thermoelectric applications. Electrical transport and thermopower …

KBaTeBiO6: A Lead-Free, Inorganic Double-Perovskite Semiconductor for Photovoltaic Applications

AS Thind, S Kavadiya, M Kouhnavard… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Solar cells made up of lead-halide perovskites have shown a remarkable increase in power
conversion efficiency; however, they are plagued with instability issues that, combined with …

Structure and thermoelectric properties of nickel-doped copper selenide synthesised in a hydrogen atmosphere

A Ducka, B Trawiński, B Bochentyn, A Dubiel… - Materials Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nickel-doped copper selenide—Cu2-xNixSe (x= 0; 0.01; 0.02; 0.03)—materials with high
thermoelectric properties were synthesised through reduction of reagents in hydrogen. The …

New synthesis route of highly porous InxCo4Sb12 with strongly reduced thermal conductivity

N Gostkowska-Lekner, B Trawinski… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Highly porous, In-filled CoSb 3 skutterudite materials with an attractive
thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT~ 1) and corresponding dense samples were fabricated …

Structure and thermoelectric properties of bismuth telluride—Carbon composites

B Trawiński, B Bochentyn, N Gostkowska… - Materials Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes and amorphous carbon have been introduced into a bismuth telluride
matrix (0.15 and 0.30 wt.% ratio) to investigate the influence of the carbon on the …

Structure and thermoelectric properties of Te-Ag-Ge-Sb (TAGS) materials obtained by reduction of melted oxide substrates

B Kusz, T Miruszewski, B Bochentyn, M Łapiński… - Journal of Electronic …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Ge 0.77 Ag 0.1 Sb 0.13 Te 1 alloy was fabricated by a novel two-step route. Firstly,
oxide reagents were melted at high temperature and quenched into pellets. The pellets were …

Development of low‐loss lead‐germanate glass for mid‐infrared fiber optics: I. Glass preparation optimization

P Wang, J Bei, N Ahmed, AKL Ng… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reducing the mid‐infrared attenuation loss due to absorption of hydroxyl (OH) groups and
scattering of metallic Pb species for lead‐germanate glass is essential to pave the way for …

[HTML][HTML] A study of the kinetics of bismuth telluride synthesis by an oxide reduction method

B Trawiński, B Bochentyn, M Łapiński, B Kusz - Thermochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
The kinetics of a reduction of bismuth and tellurium oxides in a hydrogen atmosphere,
leading to the formation of thermoelectric bismuth telluride is investigated. The evaluation of …

Thermoelectric properties of bismuthantimonytelluride alloys obtained by reduction of oxide reagents

B Bochentyn, T Miruszewski, J Karczewski… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Bisingle bondSbsingle bondTe alloys with different Bi/Sb/Te ratio were
fabricated by an innovative method. For that purpose the oxide reagents were melted at high …