Advances in versatile GeTe thermoelectrics from materials to devices
Driven by the intensive efforts in the development of high‐performance GeTe
thermoelectrics for mass‐market application in power generation and refrigeration, GeTe …
thermoelectrics for mass‐market application in power generation and refrigeration, GeTe …
Advances in thermoelectrics
Thermoelectric generators, capable of directly converting heat into electricity, hold great
promise for tackling the ever-increasing energy sustainability issue. The thermoelectric …
promise for tackling the ever-increasing energy sustainability issue. The thermoelectric …
High-entropy-stabilized chalcogenides with high thermoelectric performance
Thermoelectric technology generates electricity from waste heat, but one bottleneck for
wider use is the performance of thermoelectric materials. Manipulating the configurational …
wider use is the performance of thermoelectric materials. Manipulating the configurational …
Low-temperature sintering of Ag nanoparticles for high-performance thermoelectric module design
L Yin, F Yang, X Bao, W Xue, Z Du, X Wang, J Cheng… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
To facilitate the development of thermoelectric modules for various operating temperature
ranges, a connection technology that is suitable for heat-sensitive thermoelectric materials …
ranges, a connection technology that is suitable for heat-sensitive thermoelectric materials …
A solvothermal synthetic environmental design for high‐performance SnSe‐based thermoelectric materials
SnSe is challenging to use in thermoelectric devices due to difficulties in simultaneously
optimizing its thermoelectric and mechanical properties. Here, the authors show a unique …
optimizing its thermoelectric and mechanical properties. Here, the authors show a unique …
Entropy engineering promotes thermoelectric performance in p-type chalcogenides
We demonstrate that the thermoelectric properties of p-type chalcogenides can be effectively
improved by band convergence and hierarchical structure based on a high-entropy …
improved by band convergence and hierarchical structure based on a high-entropy …
GeTe thermoelectrics
X Zhang, Z Bu, S Lin, Z Chen, W Li, Y Pei - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Although GeTe has been known as thermoelectrics since 1960s, it has attracted intensive
renewed attention recently. GeTe undergoes a phase transition from a high-T cubic (c-GeTe) …
renewed attention recently. GeTe undergoes a phase transition from a high-T cubic (c-GeTe) …
Thermoelectric devices: a review of devices, architectures, and contact optimization
In recent years, the substantially improved performance of thermoelectric (TE) materials has
attracted considerable interest in studying the potential applications of the TE technique …
attracted considerable interest in studying the potential applications of the TE technique …
Realizing a 14% single-leg thermoelectric efficiency in GeTe alloys
Z Bu, X Zhang, B Shan, J Tang, H Liu, Z Chen, S Lin… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
GeTe alloys have recently attracted wide attention as efficient thermoelectrics. In this work, a
single-leg thermoelectric device with a conversion efficiency as high as 14% under a …
single-leg thermoelectric device with a conversion efficiency as high as 14% under a …
Thermal-inert and ohmic-contact interface for high performance half-Heusler based thermoelectric generator
Unsatisfied electrode bonding in half-Heusler devices renders thermal damage and large
efficiency loss, which limits their practical service at high temperatures. Here, we develop a …
efficiency loss, which limits their practical service at high temperatures. Here, we develop a …