Carbon allotrope hybrids advance thermoelectric development and applications

WD Liu, Y Yu, M Dargusch, Q Liu, ZG Chen - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
As an emission-free energy conversion technology, thermoelectric technology has been
considered an essential component in solving the global energy crisis. Carbon allotrope …

Thermoelectric coolers as thermal management systems for medical applications: Design, optimization, and advancement

SH Zaferani, MW Sams, R Ghomashchi, ZG Chen - Nano energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Compared with traditional cooling techniques, thermoelectric coolers have drawn massive
attention for small-scale cooling applications, particularly in medical practices …

Improved solubility in metavalently bonded solid leads to band alignment, ultralow thermal conductivity, and high thermoelectric performance in SnTe

Y Liu, X Zhang, P Nan, B Zou, Q Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
SnTe is an emerging Pb‐free thermoelectric compound that has drawn significant attention
for clean energy conversion. Chemical doping is routinely used to tailor its charge carrier …

Routes for advancing SnTe thermoelectrics

Z Chen, X Guo, F Zhang, Q Shi, M Tang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Conventional PbTe-based semiconductors have been leading the developments in the
thermoelectrics community due to their rich capabilities in optimizing the electronic and …

Achieving Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity and High Thermoelectric Performance in GeTe Alloys via Introducing Cu2Te Nanocrystals and Resonant Level …

Q Zhang, Z Ti, Y Zhu, Y Zhang, Y Cao, S Li, M Wang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The binary compound of GeTe emerging as a potential medium-temperature thermoelectric
material has drawn a great deal of attention. Here, we achieve ultralow lattice thermal …

Physical Insights on the Lattice Softening Driven Mid‐Temperature Range Thermoelectrics of Ti/Zr‐Inserted SnTe—An Outlook Beyond the Horizons of Conventional …

AR Muchtar, B Srinivasan… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the best known SnTe‐based materials exhibit an attractive thermoelectric figure of
merit (zT) only at the high‐temperature regime, but their performance at the low‐mid …

Enhanced Band Convergence and Ultra‐Low Thermal Conductivity Lead to High Thermoelectric Performance in SnTe

R Pathak, D Sarkar, K Biswas - … Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
SnTe, a structural analogue of champion thermoelectric (TE) material PbTe, has recently
attracted wide attention for TE energy conversion. Herein, we demonstrate a co‐doping …

Vacancy Manipulation Induced Optimal Carrier Concentration, Band Convergence and Low Lattice Thermal Conductivity in Nano‐Crystalline SnTe Yielding Superior …

T Zhang, W Pan, S Ning, N Qi, Z Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Synergetic optimization of electrical and thermal transport properties is achieved for SnTe‐
based nano‐crystalline materials. Gd doping is able to suppress the Sn vacancy, which is …

Bottom-up synthesis of SnTe-based thermoelectric composites

B Nan, X Song, C Chang, K Xiao, Y Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
There is a need for the development of lead-free thermoelectric materials for medium-/high-
temperature applications. Here, we report a thiol-free tin telluride (SnTe) precursor that can …

High thermoelectric and mechanical performance achieved by a hyperconverged electronic structure and low lattice thermal conductivity in GeTe through CuInTe 2 …

H Kim, SK Kihoi, US Shenoy, JN Kahiu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
GeTe-based thermoelectric materials have a very high hole carrier concentration (∼ 1021
cm− 3), and thus, improving the figure of merit, ZT, is substantially challenging. In this work …