Thermoelectrics: From history, a window to the future

D Beretta, N Neophytou, JM Hodges… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermoelectricity offers a sustainable path to recover and convert waste heat into readily
available electric energy, and has been studied for more than two centuries. From the …

Environmentally friendly thermoelectric materials: High performance from inorganic components with low toxicity and abundance in the earth

O Caballero‐Calero, JR Ares… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review article gives an overview of the recent research directions in eco‐friendly, non‐
toxic, and earth‐abundant thermoelectric materials. It covers materials such as sulfides …

Advancements of uncooled infrared microbolometer materials: A review

PVK Yadav, I Yadav, B Ajitha, A Rajasekar… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review, we have comprehensively elaborated on the various materials suitable for the
infrared (IR) bolometer applications and also provided the underlying mechanisms of …

Metal–organic nanosheets formed via defect-mediated transformation of a hafnium metal–organic framework

MJ Cliffe, E Castillo-Martínez, Y Wu, J Lee… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We report a hafnium-containing MOF, hcp UiO-67 (Hf), which is a ligand-deficient layered
analogue of the face-centered cubic fcu UiO-67 (Hf). hcp UiO-67 accommodates its lower …

Eco‐friendly higher manganese silicide thermoelectric materials: progress and future challenges

WD Liu, ZG Chen, J Zou - Advanced Energy Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
As a promising thermoelectric material, higher manganese silicides are composed of earth‐
abundant and eco‐friendly elements, and have attracted extensive attention for future …

Current progress and challenges in photoelectrode materials for the production of hydrogen

A Thakur, D Ghosh, P Devi, KH Kim, P Kumar - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of alternative clean and renewable fuels has become the need of the hour
due to the decreasing supply of fossil fuels. Solar hydrogen produced from water is a …

The complex crystal chemistry of niobium tungsten oxides

F Krumeich - Chemistry of Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Niobium tungsten oxides are currently intensively studied because of their potential use as
high-performance anode materials in lithium ion batteries, showing fast ion exchange and …

Lone-Pair-Like Interaction and Bonding Inhomogeneity Induce Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity in Filled β-Manganese-Type Phases

O Cherniushok, R Cardoso-Gil, T Parashchuk… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Finding a way to interlink heat transport with the crystal structure and order/disorder
phenomena is crucial for designing materials with ultralow lattice thermal conductivity. Here …

Nanoscale self-assembly of thermoelectric materials: A review of chemistry-based approaches

S Yazdani, MT Pettes - Nanotechnology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This review is concerned with the leading methods of bottom-up material preparation for
thermal-to-electrical energy interconversion. The advantages, capabilities, and challenges …

Thermoelectric generators as an alternative for reliable powering of wearable devices with wasted heat

M Martín-González, O Caballero-Calero - Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Everyday life relies heavily on electricity, which is also the foundation of innumerable other
uses. Therefore, a continual study is required to enhance current ways or discover new ones …