Advanced thermoelectric design: from materials and structures to devices
The long-standing popularity of thermoelectric materials has contributed to the creation of
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …
Recent advances in high-performance bulk thermoelectric materials
X Shi, L Chen, C Uher - International Materials Reviews, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Thermoelectric (TE) materials facilitate direct heat-to-electricity conversion. The performance
of a TE material is characterised by its figure of merit zT (= S 2 σT/κ) that depends on both …
of a TE material is characterised by its figure of merit zT (= S 2 σT/κ) that depends on both …
Key properties of inorganic thermoelectric materials—tables (version 1)
This paper presents tables of key thermoelectric properties, which define thermoelectric
conversion efficiency, for a wide range of inorganic materials. The twelve families of …
conversion efficiency, for a wide range of inorganic materials. The twelve families of …
Rhombohedral to cubic conversion of GeTe via MnTe alloying leads to ultralow thermal conductivity, electronic band convergence, and high thermoelectric …
Z Zheng, X Su, R Deng, C Stoumpos… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In this study, a series of Ge1–x Mn x Te (x= 0–0.21) compounds were prepared by a melting–
quenching–annealing process combined with spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effect of …
quenching–annealing process combined with spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effect of …
Na doping in PbTe: solubility, band convergence, phase boundary mapping, and thermoelectric properties
Many monumental breakthroughs in p-type PbTe thermoelectrics are driven by optimizing a
Pb0. 98Na0. 02Te matrix. However, recent works found that x> 0.02 in Pb1–x Na x Te further …
Pb0. 98Na0. 02Te matrix. However, recent works found that x> 0.02 in Pb1–x Na x Te further …
All-scale hierarchical thermoelectrics: MgTe in PbTe facilitates valence band convergence and suppresses bipolar thermal transport for high performance
We report a high ZT of∼ 2.0 at 823 K for 2% Na-doped PbTe with 6% MgTe with excellent
thermal stability. We attribute the high thermoelectric performance to a synergistic …
thermal stability. We attribute the high thermoelectric performance to a synergistic …
Power generation from nanostructured PbTe-based thermoelectrics: comprehensive development from materials to modules
In this work, we demonstrate the use of high performance nanostructured PbTe-based
materials in high conversion efficiency thermoelectric modules. We fabricated the samples of …
materials in high conversion efficiency thermoelectric modules. We fabricated the samples of …
Mg alloying in SnTe facilitates valence band convergence and optimizes thermoelectric properties
SnTe, a lead-free rock-salt analogue of PbTe, having valence band structure similar to PbTe,
recently has attracted attention for thermoelectric heat to electricity generation. However …
recently has attracted attention for thermoelectric heat to electricity generation. However …
Thermoelectric power generation: from new materials to devices
Thermoelectric technology offers the opportunity of direct conversion between heat and
electricity, and new and exciting materials that can enable this technology to deliver higher …
electricity, and new and exciting materials that can enable this technology to deliver higher …
Measuring thermoelectric transport properties of materials
In this review we discuss considerations regarding the common techniques used for
measuring thermoelectric transport properties necessary for calculating the thermoelectric …
measuring thermoelectric transport properties necessary for calculating the thermoelectric …