Physics and technology of thermoelectric materials and devices

A Dadhich, M Saminathan, K Kumari… - Journal of Physics D …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The continuous depletion of fossil fuels and the increasing demand for eco-friendly and
sustainable energy sources have prompted researchers to look for alternative energy …

Ab initio study of the pressure dependence of mechanical and thermodynamic properties of GeB2O4 (B= Mg, Zn and Cd) spinel crystals

F Zerarga, D Allali, A Bouhemadou, R Khenata… - Computational …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ab initio full-potential (linearized) augmented plane-wave plus local orbitals (FP-(L) APW+
lo) calculations are performed to study the hydrostatic pressure dependence of the …

Oxygen vacancies in nanostructured hetero-interfacial oxides: a review

C Dharanya, G Dharmalingam - Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2022 - Springer
Oxygen vacancies have paved new directions in the applications of materials and
particularly, metal oxides. The interface that exists when two or more of these materials are …

The ultra-high thermoelectric power factor in facile and scalable single-step thermal evaporation fabricated composite SnSe/Bi thin films

M Kumar, S Rani, R Parmar, M Amati… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The thermoelectric effect provides a viable route for the direct conversion of thermal to
electrical energy, which helps improve energy efficiency by utilizing waste heat from …

Improved thermoelectric performance of Al and Sn doped ZnO nano particles by the engineering of secondary phases

J Jacob, U Rehman, K Mahmood, A Ali, K Mehboob… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Controlling the generation of secondary phases is crucial to enhance the thermoelectric
performance of any material. In this manuscript, we have demonstrated the modulation of …

Designing of Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity in CZTS thin films for giant power factor

A Ashfaq, J Jacon, A Ali, K Mehboob, K Mahmood… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we develop a new technique to simultaneously increase the Seebeck coefficient
and electrical conductivity in order to achieve a giant power factor. 16 samples of CZTS thin …

Modulation of secondary phases in hydrothermally grown zinc oxide nanostructures by varying the Cu dopant concentration for enhanced thermo power

U Rehman, J Jacob, A Mahmood, K Mahmood… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we have successfully controlled the number of secondary phases in Zinc Oxide
(ZnO) nano-structures by changing the concentration of Copper (Cu) atoms. Zinc Copper …

Investigating the thermoelectric power generation performance of ZnCuO: A p-type mixed-metal oxide system

HT Ali, M Amami, U Rehman, K Mahmood… - Journal of Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric power generation performance of ZnCuO nanostructures is enhanced by
varying the concentration of Cu atoms. This is tested by growing samples of ZnCuO by …

A review on synthesis, structural properties and applications of metal oxide-based thin film thermoelectric materials

TR Bhandari, RP Bhattarai, R Adhikari - Journal of Materials Science, 2024 - Springer
The thin film thermoelectric (TE) materials with higher values of the figure of merit are of
special interest due to their promising applications. In this regard, metal oxide thin films are …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous enhancement of Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity in ZnSnO by the engineering of grain boundaries using post annealing

J Jacob, U Rehman, K Mahmood, A Ali, A Ashfaq… - Physics Letters A, 2021 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, we have reported the simultaneous enhancement in Seebeck coefficient
and electrical conductivity by controlling the density and size of the grains. The grain …