In the context of materials design and high-throughput computational searches for new
thermoelectric materials, the need to compute electron and phonon transport properties …

We have investigated the melt growth of Mg 2 Si crystal and its electrical and optical
properties. Progress in Mg source purity and stoichiometric control during the growth …

Abstract Heusler-type Fe2V0. 90+ x Ta0. 10Al1− x alloys have been processed by high-
pressure torsion (HPT) to improve the thermoelectric performance via a significant decrease …

In the present advanced information society, the group IV element Si is inevitably used for
various high-performance devices, such as transistors and solar cells. When Si meets group …

Heusler-type Fe 2 VAl thermoelectric materials have been processed by high-pressure
torsion (HPT) to improve their thermoelectric performance through a drastic reduction of the …

Most primary energy sources, such as the fossil fuels of oil, coal, and natural gas, produce
waste heat. Recycling of this unused thermal energy is necessary in order to increase the …

We report results of investigations of electronic transport properties and lattice dynamics of
Al-doped magnesium silicide (Mg 2 Si) thermoelectrics at ambient and high pressures to …

Thermoelectric power generation using distributed waste heat energy has received attention
as a long-life, environmentally friendly power supply. The intermetallic compound Mg 2 Si is …

Improvement of p-type thermoelectric performance for Heusler-type Fe 2 V 1.08− y Ti y Al
0.92 alloys with y= 0–0.34 has been investigated, focusing on the valence electron …

We formed n-type polycrystalline semiconducting BaSi 2 films on insulating silicon nitride
films by sputtering and investigated their electrical and thermoelectric properties. The …