Solar energy is preferred over other energy sources because of its low cost, ease of collecting, and availability as a source of power, as well as its effectiveness in reducing …
LC Ding, A Akbarzadeh, L Tan - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
By using the Seebeck effect to produce electrical voltage, thermoelectric as a highly scalable, stationary and silent heat engine has undergone a state of vigorous research …
Thermoelectric technology, which enables a direct and pollution‐free conversion of heat into electricity, provides a promising path to address the current global energy crisis. Among the …
G Pennelli - Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2014 - beilstein-journals.org
A big research effort is currently dedicated to the development of thermoelectric devices capable of a direct thermal-to-electrical energy conversion, aiming at efficiencies as high as …
J De Boor, T Dasgupta, H Kolb, C Compere, K Kelm… - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Carrier transport and conversion efficiency of thermoelectric materials is not only governed by the intrinsic bulk material properties, but often heavily influenced by microstructural …
AP Gonçalves, C Godart - The European Physical Journal B, 2014 - Springer
The need of alternative “green” energy sources has recently renewed the interest in thermoelectric (TE) materials, which can directly convert heat to electricity or, conversely …
A Rezania, LA Rosendahl, H Yin - Journal of Power Sources, 2014 - Elsevier
The development studies in thermoelectric generator (TEG) systems are mostly disconnected to parametric optimization of the module components. In this study, optimum …
Abstract Magnesium silicide (Mg 2 Si)-based alloys are promising candidates for thermoelectric (TE) energy conversion for the middle to high range of temperature. These …
Further advancements in thermoelectric technology rely on the capacity to control both electrical and thermal transport properties simultaneously. Although TiCoSb-based half …