Bismuth telluride is the working material for most Peltier cooling devices and thermoelectric
generators. This is because Bi2Te3 (or more precisely its alloys with Sb2Te3 for p‐type and …

Studies of nanosized forms of bismuth (Bi)-containing materials have recently expanded
from optical, chemical, electronic, and engineering fields towards biomedicine, as a result of …

Obtaining thermoelectric materials with high figure of merit ZT is an exacting challenge
because it requires the independent control of electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity …

Bismuth, a heavy metal which is found to be inexpensive and at a reduced cost, is utilized in
the synthesis of different nanomaterials with novel structure, remarkable physical and …

Comprising two volumes, Thermoelectrics and Its Energy Harvesting reviews the vast
improvements in technology and application of thermoelectric energy with a specific …

A rational yet scalable solution phase method has been established, for the first time, to
obtain n-type Bi2Te3 ultrathin nanowires with an average diameter of 8 nm in high yield (up …

Here, a novel synthesis for near monodisperse, sub‐10 nm Bi2Te3 nanoparticles is
reported. A new reduction route to bismuth nanoparticles is described, which are then …

We herein report on the large-scale synthesis of ultrathin Bi2Te3 nanoplates and
subsequent spark plasma sintering to fabricate n-type nanostructured bulk thermoelectric …

Thermoelectric technology requires synthesizing complex materials where not only the
crystal structure but also other structural features such as defects, grain size and orientation …

Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) is the best-known commercially used thermoelectric material in
the bulk form for cooling and power generation applications at ambient temperature …