Current progress and future challenges in thermoelectric power generation: From materials to devices

W Liu, Q Jie, HS Kim, Z Ren - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric power generation (TEG) represents one of the cleanest methods of energy
conversion available today. It can be used in applications ranging from the harvesting of …

Interfacial advances yielding high efficiencies for thermoelectric devices

W Wu, GK Ren, X Chen, Y Liu, Z Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of thermoelectric (TE) applications is promising due to great advances
achieved in recent decades; however, some limitations still exist in the implementation of TE …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication and characterization of nickel contacts for magnesium silicide based thermoelectric generators

J de Boor, C Gloanec, H Kolb, R Sottong… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Magnesium silicide based solid solutions are highly attractive materials for thermoelectric
energy harvesting due to their abundance and excellent thermoelectric properties …

Low contact resistivity and interfacial behavior of p-type NbFeSb/Mo thermoelectric junction

J Shen, Z Wang, J Chu, S Bai, X Zhao… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Half-Heusler compounds are a class of promising thermoelectric (TE) materials for power
generation. However, the large contact resistivity at the interface between TE legs and metal …

[HTML][HTML] Durability enhancement of novel monolithic metal supported Solid oxide fuel cells through processing optimizations

S Pirou, B Talic, K Brodersen, TL Skafte… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last decades, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) have received a lot of attention due to
their ability to efficiently convert hydrogen and other fuels to electricity and heat. Cells with …

Segmented thermoelectric oxide‐based module for high‐temperature waste heat harvesting

LT Hung, N Van Nong, L Han, R Bjørk… - Energy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We report a high‐performance thermoelectric (TE) oxide‐based module using the
segmentation of half‐Heusler Ti0. 3Zr0. 35Hf0. 35CoSb0. 8Sn0. 2 and misfit‐layered …

On the challenges of reducing contact resistances in thermoelectric generators based on half-Heusler alloys

PH Ngan, N Van Nong, LT Hung, B Balke… - Journal of Electronic …, 2016 - Springer
A method using fast hot pressing to join half-Heusler (HH) thermoelectric materials directly to
an electrical current collector (Ag electrode) without using a third filler material is introduced …

[HTML][HTML] Lanthanum strontium cobaltite as interconnect in oxide thermoelectric generators

RK Madathil, T Norby - Solid State Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Issues related to use of metallic interconnects in oxide thermoelectric generators (TEGs)
need to be addressed to secure performance and durability. Metal interconnects suffer from …

High performance p-type segmented leg of misfit-layered cobaltite and half-Heusler alloy

N Van Nong, GJ Snyder, MH Viet, B Balke… - Energy Conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, a segmented p-type leg of doped misfit-layered cobaltite Ca 2.8 Lu 0.15 Ag
0.05 Co 4 O 9+ δ and half-Heusler Ti 0.3 Zr 0.35 Hf 0.35 CoSb 0.8 Sn 0.2 alloy was …

[HTML][HTML] How efficient are thermoelectric materials?–An assessment of state-of-the-art individual and segmented thermoelectric materials

CN Lobato, V Esposito, N Pryds, DV Christensen - Materials Today Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
To efficiently convert heat into electricity using thermoelectric energy harvesting, it is
essential to employ new material strategies. One effective approach is segmentation, where …