One of the simplest ways to generate electric power from waste heat is thermoelectric (TE)
energy conversion. So far, most of the research on thermoelectrics has focused on inorganic …

Given increasing energy use as well as decreasing fossil fuel sources worldwide, it is no
surprise that interest in promoting energy efficiency through waste heat recovery is also …

Screen printing allows for direct conversion of thermoelectric nanocrystals into flexible
energy harvesters and coolers. However, obtaining flexible thermoelectric materials with …

Porous structure possesses full potentials to develop high-performance thermoelectric
materials with low lattice thermal conductivity. In this study, the n-type porous nanostructured …

A comprehensive understanding of the nano-structural effects that cause reduction in
thermal conductivity represents important challenges for the development of thermoelectric …

The field of thermoelectric materials has undergone a revolutionary transformation over the
last couple of decades as a result of the ability to nanostructure and synthesize myriads of …

Automotive fuel efficiency can be increased by thermoelectric power generation using
exhaust waste heat. A high-temperature thermoelectric generator (TEG) that converts engine …

Antimony telluride has a low thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT<∼ 0.3) because of a low
Seebeck coefficient α arising from high degenerate hole concentrations generated by …

Thin-film thermoelectrics (TEs) with unique advantages have triggered great interest in
thermal management and energy harvesting technology for ambient temperature microscale …

A series of La-doped (10 at.%) SrTiO 3 ceramics with grain size ranging from 6 μm to 24 nm
was prepared from nanocrystalline powders using high-pressure field assisted sintering (HP …