Advanced thermoelectric design: from materials and structures to devices

XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The long-standing popularity of thermoelectric materials has contributed to the creation of
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …

[HTML][HTML] Bismuth telluride and its alloys as materials for thermoelectric generation

HJ Goldsmid - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
Bismuth telluride and its alloys are widely used as materials for thermoelectric refrigeration.
They are also the best materials for use in thermoelectric generators when the temperature …

Promising thermoelectric bulk materials with 2D structures

Y Zhou, LD Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Given that more than two thirds of all energy is lost, mostly as waste heat, in utilization
processes worldwide, thermoelectric materials, which can directly convert waste heat to …

Improved Thermoelectric Performance of Silver Nanoparticles‐Dispersed Bi2Te3 Composites Deriving from Hierarchical Two‐Phased Heterostructure

Q Zhang, X Ai, L Wang, Y Chang, W Luo… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A practical and feasible bottom‐up chemistry approach is demonstrated to dramatically
enhance thermoelectric properties of the Bi2Te3 matrix by means of exotically introducing …

Cumulative defect structures for experimentally attainable low thermal conductivity in thermoelectric (Bi, Sb) 2Te3 alloys

KH Lee, YM Kim, CO Park, WH Shin, SW Kim… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Manipulation of thermal transport properties by defect engineering is an important but yet
unresolved issue in thermoelectrics, since rational design strategies of multiple defect …

Enhanced thermoelectric performance of Bi0. 5Sb1. 5Te3-expanded graphene composites by simultaneous modulation of electronic and thermal carrier transport

D Suh, S Lee, H Mun, SH Park, KH Lee, SW Kim… - Nano Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Solution-based synthesis of thermoelectric nanoplates, which provides a low thermal
conductivity due to the grain boundary scattering, has received considerable attention as a …

Effect of ball milling time on the thermoelectric properties of p-type (Bi, Sb) 2Te3

JH Son, MW Oh, BS Kim, SD Park, BK Min… - Journal of alloys and …, 2013 - Elsevier
P-type (Bi, Sb) 2Te3 compounds were fabricated with high energy ball-milled powder and
their thermoelectric properties were investigated as a function of the ball milling time. The …

Metal nanoparticle decorated n-type Bi2Te3-based materials with enhanced thermoelectric performances

S Wang, H Li, R Lu, G Zheng, X Tang - Nanotechnology, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, n-type Cu and Zn metal nanoparticle decorated Bi 2 (Te 0.9 Se 0.1) 3 ingots
were prepared by a large-scale zone melting technique, with the concept of'nanoparticle-in …

Carrier scattering at alloy nanointerfaces enhances power factor in PEDOT: PSS hybrid thermoelectrics

EW Zaia, A Sahu, P Zhou, MP Gordon, JD Forster… - Nano Letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
This work demonstrates the first method for controlled growth of heterostructures within
hybrid organic/inorganic nanocomposite thermoelectrics. Using a facile, aqueous technique …

Self‐Tuning n‐Type Bi2(Te,Se)3/SiC Thermoelectric Nanocomposites to Realize High Performances up to 300 °C

Y Pan, U Aydemir, FH Sun, CF Wu… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Bi2Te3 thermoelectric materials are utilized for refrigeration for decades, while their
application of energy harvesting requires stable thermoelectric and mechanical …