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 …

Defect engineering in thermoelectric materials: what have we learned?

Y Zheng, TJ Slade, L Hu, XY Tan, Y Luo… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric energy conversion is an all solid-state technology that relies on exceptional
semiconductor materials that are generally optimized through sophisticated strategies …

Fiber-based thermoelectrics for solid, portable, and wearable electronics

XL Shi, WY Chen, T Zhang, J Zou… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With the growing demand for solid, portable, and wearable electronics, exploring recyclable
and stable charging and cooling techniques is of significance. Fiber-based thermoelectrics …

High-performance SnSe thermoelectric materials: Progress and future challenge

ZG Chen, X Shi, LD Zhao, J Zou - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials offer an alternative opportunity to tackle the energy crisis and
environmental problems by enabling the direct solid-state energy conversion. As a …

Carbon allotrope hybrids advance thermoelectric development and applications

WD Liu, Y Yu, M Dargusch, Q Liu, ZG Chen - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
As an emission-free energy conversion technology, thermoelectric technology has been
considered an essential component in solving the global energy crisis. Carbon allotrope …

Current progress and future challenges in thermoelectric power generation: From materials to devices

W Liu, Q Jie, HS Kim, Z Ren - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric power generation (TEG) represents one of the cleanest methods of energy
conversion available today. It can be used in applications ranging from the harvesting of …

Mechanically robust BiSbTe alloys with superior thermoelectric performance: a case study of stable hierarchical nanostructured thermoelectric materials

Y Zheng, Q Zhang, X Su, H Xie, S Shu… - Advanced Energy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Bismuth telluride based thermoelectric materials have been commercialized for a wide
range of applications in power generation and refrigeration. However, the poor machinability …

Current State‐of‐the‐Art in the Interface/Surface Modification of Thermoelectric Materials

S He, S Lehmann, A Bahrami… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric (TE) materials are prominent candidates for energy converting applications
due to their excellent performance and reliability. Extensive efforts for improving their …

Realizing high-performance thermoelectric power generation through grain boundary engineering of skutterudite-based nanocomposites

Q Zhang, Z Zhou, M Dylla, MT Agne, Y Pei, L Wang… - Nano Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
There have been few demonstrations that grain boundary engineering results in higher
power generation efficiencies despite serious interest in using the strategy to improve zT …

High thermoelectric and mechanical performance in the n-type polycrystalline SnSe incorporated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes

XY Mao, XL Shi, LC Zhai, WD Liu, YX Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we introduce multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in Pb/I co-doped n-
type polycrystal SnSe to simultaneously improve its thermoelectric and mechanical …