Thermoelectric materials are crucial in renewable energy conversion technologies to solve
the global energy crisis. They have been proven to be suitable for high-end technological …

Thermoelectric generator, which converts heat into electrical energy, has great potential to
power portable devices. Nevertheless, the efficiency of a thermoelectric generator suffers …

As a most promising mid‐temperature thermoelectric material, CoSb3‐based bulk material
exhibits an applicable figure‐of‐merit (ZT) of more than one. However, their fabrication is …

In this paper we maximize the thermoelectric (TE) figure of merit, ZT, of n-type
skutterudites,(In, Sr, Ba, Yb) y Co 4 Sb 12, via three different routes:(i) find the optimum …

In-containing skutterudites have long attracted much attention and debate partly due to the
solubility limit issue of indium in CoSb3. The isothermal section of the equilibrium phase …

Samples of indium-filled InxCo4Sb12 skutterudite were successfully synthesized by
conventional induction melting without the use of evacuated quartz ampoules. Addition of In …

We present a study on the dimensionless thermoelectric figure-of-merit (ZT) of
nanostructured Yb x Co 4 Sb 12 (x= 0.2, 0.35, 0.45. 0.5 and 0.6) made by hot pressing the …

Filling voids with rare earth atoms is an effective way to lowering thermal conductivity which
necessarily enhances thermoelectric properties of skutterudite compounds. Yb atom is one …

Filled skutterudites are promising mid-to-high temperature range thermoelectric materials for
power generation, however, a traditional melt-solidification process followed by annealing …

Low-cost Ce has been proved to be an effective auxiliary filler for performance tuning in
CoSb 3-based skutterudite, one of the most promising thermoelectric materials at medium …