Thermoelectric generators, capable of directly converting heat into electricity, hold great
promise for tackling the ever-increasing energy sustainability issue. The thermoelectric …

BiCuSeO oxyselenides have recently acquired ever-increasing attention and have been
extensively studied as very promising thermoelectric materials. The ZT of the BiCuSeO …

Thermoelectric technology has the ability to realize direct conversion between heat and
electricity. Compared to the traditional refrigeration and energy generation technologies …

Engineering semiconductor devices requires an understanding of the effective mass of
electrons and holes. Effective masses have historically been determined in metals at …

The layered oxyselenide BiCuSeO system is known as one of the high‐performance
thermoelectric materials with intrinsically low thermal conductivity. By employing atomic …

Thermoelectric (TE) materials and devices realize direct heat electricity conversion and have
attracted extensive interest owing to their widespread applications in the areas of solid state …

Authors reported an effective path to increase the electrical conductivity while to decrease
the thermal conductivity and thus to enhance the ZT value by nano-inclusions. By this …

The effect of Ca substitution on microstructure and thermoelectric transport properties of
BiCuSeO oxyselenide has been studied. The substitution of Ca2+ for Bi3+ reduces both …

BiCuSeO has high Seebeck coefficient, low lattice thermal conductivity and excellent
performance. At the same time, its abundant stock, low price, non-toxic and environmentally …

The full-Heusler (FH) inclusions in the half-Heusler (HH) matrix is a well-studied approach to
reduce the lattice thermal conductivity of ZrNiSn HH alloy. However, excess Ni in ZrNiSn …