Review of experimental approaches for improving zT of thermoelectric materials

Z Ma, J Wei, P Song, M Zhang, L Yang, J Ma… - Materials Science in …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past years, various work has been devoted to improving the thermoelectric figure of
merit zT, and remarkable advances have been achieved. In 2019, an abnormal zT value …

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide hybrid materials for energy applications

N Choudhary, MA Islam, JH Kim, TJ Ko, A Schropp… - Nano Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs) possess a rich set of
extraordinary structural, chemical, electrical, and optical properties unattainable with any …

Enhanced high-temperature thermoelectric performance by strain engineering in BiOCl

CW Wu, X Ren, G Xie, WX Zhou, G Zhang, KQ Chen - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
Semiconductor BiOCl has a layered structure with ultralow lattice thermal conductivity [QD
Gibson et al., Science 373, 1017–1022 (2021)] and has potential applications in the field of …

High Thermoelectric Performance in Crystallographically Textured n-Type Bi2Te3–xSex Produced from Asymmetric Colloidal Nanocrystals

Y Liu, Y Zhang, KH Lim, M Ibáñez, S Ortega, M Li… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In the present work, we demonstrate crystallographically textured n-type Bi2Te3–x Se x
nanomaterials with exceptional thermoelectric figures of merit produced by consolidating …

Ultralow Thermal Conductivity and High Thermoelectric Performance of N-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3-Based Composites Incorporated with GaAs Nanoinclusions

J Zhang, H Ming, D Li, X Qin, J Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bi2Te2. 7Se0. 3 (BTS) is known to be the unique n-type commercial thermoelectric (TE)
alloy used at room temperatures, but its figure of merit (ZT) is relatively low, and it is vital to …

Optimized hetero-interfaces by tuning 2D SnS2 thickness in Bi2Te2. 7Se0. 3/SnS2 nanocomposites to enhance thermoelectric performance

S Li, X Liu, Y Liu, F Liu, J Luo, F Pan - Nano Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Tuning the electron and phonon transport properties of thermoelectric materials to partially
decouple electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient and thermal conductivity is the core …

SnSe, the rising star thermoelectric material: a new paradigm in atomic blocks, building intriguing physical properties

L Xie, D He, J He - Materials Horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric (TE) materials, which enable direct energy conversion between waste heat
and electricity, have witnessed enormous and exciting developments over last several …

Isotropic Thermoelectric Performance of Layer-Structured n-Type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 by Cu Doping

X Chen, J Li, Q Shi, Y Chen, H Gong… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The lamellar structure of (Bi, Sb) 2 (Te, Se) 3 alloys makes it difficult to achieve isotropic
thermoelectric properties in the directions along and perpendicular to the c-axis, especially …

Graphene Quantum Dots Embedded in Bi2Te3 Nanosheets To Enhance Thermoelectric Performance

S Li, T Fan, X Liu, F Liu, H Meng, Y Liu… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Novel Bi2Te3/graphene quantum dots (Bi2Te3/GQDs) hybrid nanosheets with a unique
structure that GQDs are homogeneously embedded in the Bi2Te3 nanosheet matrix have …

Ultralow lattice thermal conductivity induced high thermoelectric performance in the δ-Cu 2 S monolayer

J Yu, T Li, G Nie, BP Zhang, Q Sun - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Motivated by the recent experimental exfoliation of β-Cu2S thin films and the theoretical
finding of a new phase labeled the δ-Cu2S monolayer, we carried out extensive studies on …