Challenges and strategies to optimize the figure of merit: Keeping eyes on thermoelectric metamaterials

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Periodic DLC Interlayer-Functionalized Bi-Sb-Te-Based Nanostructures: A Novel Concept for Building Heterogenized Superarchitectures with Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance

Yan-Lin Wang et al.

Summary: This study successfully demonstrated the application of longitudinally periodic DLC layers in BST-based nanostructures, which effectively improves the Seebeck coefficient and power factor while reducing thermal transport.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2022)

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N-type amorphous silicon-germanium thin films with embedded nanocrystals as a novel thermoelectric material of elevated ZT

Carlos Roberto Ascencio-Hurtado et al.

Summary: In this study, amorphous silicon-germanium (a-SiGe) thin films with a ZT of 2.61 at room temperature were successfully fabricated by enhancing the thermoelectric power factor and keeping low thermal conductivity. The optimization of transport properties was achieved by increasing electrical conductivity through N-type doping, inducing nanocrystal growth, and maintaining the material in an amorphous phase despite post-deposition thermal annealing.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2022)

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High-performance thermoelectrics and challenges for practical devices

Qingyu Yan et al.

Summary: This review provides an overview of mid- to high-temperature thermoelectric materials and their applications, while highlighting the challenges that need to be addressed for commercial implementation. Research has shown the potential of thermoelectric materials in improving fuel utilization efficiency, but unresolved issues still hinder successful commercialization.

NATURE MATERIALS (2022)

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A record thermoelectric efficiency in tellurium-free modules for low-grade waste heat recovery

Zhonglin Bu et al.

Summary: Traditional thermoelectric materials for low-grade heat recovery suffer from tellurium scarcity and high cost. This study demonstrates the use of cheap antimonides for even more efficient thermoelectric waste-heat recovery.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2022)

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Improved High-Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Dual-Doped Ca3Co4O9

Uzma Hira et al.

Summary: Layered structured Ca3Co4O9 shows great potential for thermoelectric renewable energy applications. In this study, dual doping of Na and Mo cations is found to significantly enhance the thermoelectric properties of Ca3Co4O9, with improved Seebeck coefficient, decreased electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity, and higher dimensionless figure of merit.

ACS OMEGA (2022)

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Achieving synergistic performance through highly compacted microcrystalline rods induced in Mo doped GeTe based compounds

Safdar Imam et al.

Summary: The study demonstrates that Mo doping and Sb/Bi co-doping can optimize the carrier concentration and thermal conductivity of GeTe, thus improving its thermoelectric performance. Mo doping forms highly dense microcrystalline rods, playing a significant role in reducing thermal conductivity. Additionally, the co-doping of Bi plays a more prominent role in achieving the highest ZT.

MATERIALS TODAY PHYSICS (2022)

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Dimensionality effects in high-performance thermoelectric materials: Computational and experimental progress in energy harvesting applications

Deobrat Singh et al.

Summary: Thermoelectric materials play a crucial role in converting heat to electricity, improving fuel efficiency, and exploring new energy sources. Strategies such as optimizing carrier concentration, band structures, engineered nanostructures, and defects can significantly enhance their performance.

WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE (2022)

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Nanoindentation characterization of thin film stack structures by finite element analysis and experiments using acoustic emission testing

Chen Liu et al.

Summary: This paper introduces a high-resolution, in-situ material testing system for faster characterization of BEOL structures to optimize the reliability of wafer probing and wire bonding processes. The study investigates crack formation and propagation in thin film stack structures through nanoindentation and finite element analysis simulation, and discovers patterns consistent with previous studies.

MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING (2022)

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Thermoelectric coolers: Infinite potentials for finite localized microchip cooling

Zhi-Gang Chen et al.

Summary: With the growth of the semiconductor and microchip industries, the use of personal electronics has increased. Thermoelectric cooling, a solid-state cooling method, offers numerous advantages for solving the overheating challenges in microchips. Through material engineering and device design, thermoelectric coolers demonstrate infinite potential for applications.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2022)

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Improved High-Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Dual-Doped Ca3Co4O9

Uzma Hira et al.

Summary: The study demonstrates that dual doping of Na and Mo cations is an effective strategy to improve the high-temperature thermoelectric properties of Ca3Co4O9, leading to enhanced Seebeck coefficient and reduced electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity. The thermoelectric power factor and dimensionless figure of merit obtained for the dual-doped materials are significantly improved compared to the pristine compound, showing great potential for thermoelectric renewable energy applications.

ACS OMEGA (2022)

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Pressure-Induced Enhancement of Thermoelectric Figure of Merit and Structural Phase Transition in TiNiSn

Jason L. Baker et al.

Summary: In this study, high-pressure experiments and theoretical calculations were conducted on the half-Heusler material TiNiSn, revealing a 15% increase in the relative dimensionless figure of merit, ZT, around 3 GPa. Additionally, a new high-pressure phase was observed under high-pressure conditions.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS (2021)

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Design of flexible inorganic thermoelectric devices for decrease of heat loss

Defang Ding et al.

Summary: This paper reviews the advancements in the design of flexible inorganic TE devices over the last decade, focusing on flexible thin-film TE devices and wearable TE devices. The key research areas include the design of leg patterns, electrical and thermal contact, substrate and encapsulation materials, as well as the characterization of device flexibility and current applications.

NANO RESEARCH (2021)

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Thermoelectric cooling materials

Jun Mao et al.

Summary: Solid-state thermoelectric devices can convert electricity into cooling through the Peltier effect. Commercialization of thermoelectric cooling technology has been based on Bi2Te3 alloys, but with the discovery of more promising materials, there is potential for reshaping the field. This review discusses the current status and future outlook of thermoelectric cooling materials.

NATURE MATERIALS (2021)

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Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of Ba8Ga16Ge30 Clathrate by Modulation Doping and Improved Carrier Mobility

Yifei Zhang et al.

Summary: This study introduces a novel approach to improving the power factor of Type-I inorganic clathrates by enhancing carrier mobility through modulation doping. A series of Ba-8(AlxGa1-x)(16)Ge-30 clathrates were successfully synthesized, showing significant increase in electrical conductivity with increasing x, while the Seebeck coefficient slightly decreases. The highest power factor and zT value were achieved for Ba-8(Al0.25Ga0.75)(16)Ge-30 at 800 degrees C.

ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (2021)

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Advanced Thermoelectric Materials for Flexible Cooling Application

Jiamin Ding et al.

Summary: Flexible cooling devices are at the forefront of refrigeration technology, catering to the essential requirements of complex working environments and local heat dissipation. Through research on thermoelectric materials and the Peltier effect, rapid development has been achieved in flexible substrates.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2021)

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Correction Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Compositional Fluctuations Locked by Athermal Transformation Yielding High Thermoelectric Performance in GeTe (vol 33, 2005612, 2021)

Yi-Fen Tsai et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2021)

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Article Thermodynamics

Breaking the tradeoff among thermoelectric parameters by multi composite of porosity and CNT in AZO films

Shiying Liu et al.

Summary: Introducing carbon nanotubes and gold into porous aluminum-doped zinc oxide films allows independent tuning of thermal conductivity and power factor, breaking the tradeoff among thermoelectric parameters and improving the thermoelectric performance of the films.

ENERGY (2021)

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Sr9Mg4.45(1)Bi9 and Sr9Mg4.42(1)Sb9: Mg-Containing Zintl Phases with Low Thermal Conductivity

Jian Zhang et al.

Summary: The synthesis of two Mg-containing 9-4-9 phase compounds with low thermal conductivity, high electrical conductivity, and moderate Seebeck coefficient in this study shows promising thermoelectric performance, indicating the need for further investigation.

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (2021)

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Influence of shear strain on HPT-processed n-type skutterudites yielding ZT=2.1

Gerda Rogl et al.

Summary: Shear strain and processing temperature play crucial roles in affecting the microstructural, thermoelectric, and mechanical properties of HPT discs, with shear strain predominantly influencing the thermoelectric parameters.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2021)

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High-entropy-stabilized chalcogenides with high thermoelectric performance

Binbin Jiang et al.

Summary: By utilizing entropy-driven structural stabilization, we increased the figure of merit (zT) value to 1.8 in an n-type PbSe-based high-entropy material at 900 kelvin, showcasing a promising method to enhance the performance of thermoelectric materials.

SCIENCE (2021)

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The multi-dimensional approach to synergistically improve the performance of inorganic thermoelectric materials: A critical review

Y. S. Wudil et al.

Summary: This review discusses recent progress and challenges in achieving high thermoelectric figure of merit with inorganic materials, emphasizing methods to reduce thermal conductivity and maximize power factor to enhance thermoelectric performance. Specific advancements in materials like chalcogenides, Heusler compounds, clathrates, and skutterudites are highlighted, along with different fabrication techniques to tune thermoelectric performance. Future perspectives on utilizing a multi-scale approach to significantly tune both power factor and thermal conductivity for high-performance industrial applications are also discussed.

ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY (2021)

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Rational Electronic and Structural Designs Advance BiCuSeO Thermoelectrics

Yan Gu et al.

Summary: This work reports a record high thermoelectric figure-of-merit ZT of 1.6 +/- 0.2 at 873 K in p-type polycrystalline Bi0.94Pb0.06CuSe1.01O0.99 through rational band manipulation and novel nanostructural design. By reducing carrier concentration through Se substitution, implementing Pb-doping triggered lattice distortions, and utilizing a shear exfoliation technique for grain refinement, the lattice thermal conductivity was reduced and the power factor was improved, leading to the high ZT value.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2021)

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Thermally Strain-Induced Band Gap Opening on Platinum Diselenide-Layered Films: A Promising Two-Dimensional Material with Excellent Thermoelectric Performance

Teng-Yu Su et al.

Summary: This study observed remarkable thermoelectric properties in PtSe2 layered films for the first time. The films showed excellent power factors and Seebeck coefficients within a certain thickness range, with a semiconductor-metal transition occurring at specific critical thicknesses. Biaxial compressive strain and doping were found to play important roles in improving thermoelectric performance.

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS (2021)

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Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

A low-cost printed organic thermoelectric generator for low-temperature energy harvesting

Muhammad Shakeel et al.

Summary: This research presents an organic thermoelectric generator (TEG) fabricated through a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly process known as the direct ink write technique. By printing TEGs onto a glass substrate, the system is able to directly convert thermal energy into electrical energy with maximum power outputs of 5.17 +/- 0.5 nW and 4.08 +/- 0.5 nW recorded at different characteristic lengths. The TEG's performance for solar thermal energy harvesting is also characterized and shows reasonably linear and stable results comparable to previous studies.

RENEWABLE ENERGY (2021)

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Bottom-Up Engineering Strategies for High-Performance Thermoelectric Materials

Qiang Zhu et al.

Summary: The recent advancements in thermoelectric materials are largely attributed to established physical theories and advanced materials engineering methods, leading to the discovery of high-performance thermoelectric materials and further research on physical mechanisms.

NANO-MICRO LETTERS (2021)

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Thermoelectric Metamaterials: Nano-Waveguides for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion and Heat Management at the Nanoscale

Xanthippi Zianni

Summary: The use of metamaterials for thermoelectrics was proposed a decade ago, showing enhanced thermoelectric effects and decreased thermal conduction due to quantum interference and geometrically induced fluctuations. Electron and phonon transport properties of thermoelectric metamaterials in the quantum confinement regime are explored, demonstrating potential for high thermoelectric efficiency. Geometric modulation of electron and phonon properties provides strategies for designing materials with controlled heat conduction and enhanced thermoelectric properties.

ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (2021)

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Optimal band structure for thermoelectrics with realistic scattering and bands

Junsoo Park et al.

Summary: Understanding how to optimize electronic band structures for thermoelectrics is a long-standing topic of interest in the community. This study shows that the degree to which multiple pockets improve thermoelectric performance is bounded by interband scattering and the relative shapes of the bands. Extremely anisotropic flat-and-dispersive bands, while best-performing in theory, may not be a promising design strategy in practice.

NPJ COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS (2021)

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Synergetic effects of co-dispersed Cu and insulating HfO2 nanoparticles enabled high thermoelectric figure of merit in Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 composites

Peyala Dharmaiah et al.

Summary: Efforts have been made to enhance the thermoelectric performance of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 materials by incorporating co-dispersed Cu and insulating HfO2 nanoparticles, resulting in improved energy filtering effect and increased Seebeck coefficient. The addition of Cu and HfO2 nanoparticles led to a significant enhancement of ZT, especially at higher temperatures, mainly due to the increased power factor.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE (2021)

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A review of additive manufacturing of metamaterials and developing trends

Junxiang Fan et al.

Summary: Metamaterials have unique properties that can be achieved through designing complex structures and arranging materials with different physical parameters, with additive manufacturing technology playing a crucial role in producing and verifying metamaterials.

MATERIALS TODAY (2021)

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Enhancing the figure of merit of n-type PbTe materials through multi-scale graphene induced interfacial engineering

Wenbin Qiu et al.

Summary: The study achieved a significant enhancement in the thermoelectric performance of n-type PbTe compound by incorporating graphene, resulting in a peak figure of merit value of 1.73. This improvement was attributed to the multi-scale feature of graphene-induced interfacial decorations, which suppressed thermal conductivity and increased Seebeck coefficient and power factor.

NANO TODAY (2021)

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Polycrystalline SnSe with a thermoelectric figure of merit greater than the single crystal

Chongjian Zhou et al.

Summary: The research found that by controlling the purity of tin reagents and removing tin oxide impurities, the thermal conductivity of SnSe polycrystalline samples can be reduced, resulting in excellent performance with ZT of 3.1 at 783 K.

NATURE MATERIALS (2021)

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Power generation and thermoelectric cooling enabled by momentum and energy multiband alignments

Bingchao Qin et al.

Summary: This study developed SnSe crystals with wide bandgap and attractive thermoelectric properties through Pb alloying, demonstrating their potential for thermoelectric cooling applications.

SCIENCE (2021)

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The Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit of Silicon Doped Using Nuclear Transmutation

G. P. Gaidar

Summary: This study found that the thermal treatment effects on the electric and thermoelectric characteristics of n-Si crystals doped by nuclear transmutation and ordinary methods differ significantly, with optimal annealing temperatures varying for each type of crystal. Additionally, higher values of the thermoelectric figure of merit were achieved when the crystals were cooled from the annealing temperature to room temperature at a specific rate in both cases.

SURFACE ENGINEERING AND APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY (2021)

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Entropy engineering promotes thermoelectric performance in p-type chalcogenides

Binbin Jiang et al.

Summary: The thermoelectric properties of p-type chalcogenides were effectively improved by band convergence and hierarchical structure based on a high-entropy-stabilized matrix, resulting in enhanced Seebeck coefficient, electric transport property, and low lattice thermal conductivity. The study achieved a peak zT of 2.0 at 900K and a high experimental conversion efficiency of 12% at Delta T=506K for the fabricated segmented modules, showing promising applications for low-cost thermoelectric materials.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Doping-mediated stabilization of copper vacancies to promote thermoelectric properties of Cu2-xS

Yu Zhang et al.

Summary: Doping with inert additives can enhance the thermoelectric performance and thermal stability of copper chalcogenides, with the optimal amount resulting in a significant improvement in power factor in the medium temperature range and a record dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit above 2 at 880 K.

NANO ENERGY (2021)

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High performance (ZT>1) n-type oxide thermoelectric composites from earth abundant materials

Megha Acharya et al.

Summary: This study experimentally demonstrated the achievement of ZT > 1 in n-type oxides, significantly increasing electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power factor through composite material synthesis. Additionally, thermal conductivity was effectively controlled by improving scattering mechanisms and phonon transport, leading to enhanced ZT values.

NANO ENERGY (2021)

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Structural optimization of silicon thin film for thermoelectric materials

Takuma Hori

Summary: The method to optimize nanostructures of silicon thin films as thermoelectric materials has been developed using simulated annealing. The simulated annealing method successfully predicts the optimized structure of thin films, indicating its effectiveness in optimizing nanostructured thin films for thermoelectric applications.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2021)

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Recent Developments in Flexible Thermoelectric Devices

Shiqi Yang et al.

Summary: Flexible thermoelectrics, which can directly convert body heat into electricity, provide a promising solution for uninterrupted power supply to wearables. Significant progress has been made in the past decade, shedding light on the further development of this technology for the future.

SMALL SCIENCE (2021)

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Quadruple-layer group-IV tellurides: low thermal conductivity and high performance two-dimensional thermoelectric materials

Qiang-Lin Wei et al.

Summary: By conducting first-principles calculations, the study investigates the thermoelectric properties of 2D hexagonal group-IV tellurides PbTe, GeTe, and SnTe, indicating that PbTe shows promising mid-temperature performance with high ZT values.

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS (2021)

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A comprehensive review of Thermoelectric Generators: Technologies and common applications

Nesrine Jaziri et al.

ENERGY REPORTS (2020)

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Advanced Thermoelectric Design: From Materials and Structures to Devices

Xiao-Lei Shi et al.

CHEMICAL REVIEWS (2020)

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A Dual Role by Incorporation of Magnesium in YbZn2Sb2Zintl Phase for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance

Zongwei Zhang et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2020)

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Tailoring the phase transition temperature to achieve high-performance cubic GeTe-based thermoelectrics

Ady Suwardi et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2020)

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Computer-aided design of high-efficiency GeTe-based thermoelectric devices

Min Hong et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2020)

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Atomic-scale tuning of oxygen-doped Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 to simultaneously enhance the Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity

Shuankui Li et al.

NANOSCALE (2020)

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Preparation of Tetrahedrite Cu12Sb4S13 by Mechanical Alloying and Hot Pressing

Sung-Yoon Kim et al.

JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS (2019)

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TiNiSn half-Heusler crystals grown from metallic flux for thermoelectric applications

Tsvika Zilber et al.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2019)

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High Thermoelectric Performance of Bi0.46Sb1.54Te3-SnTe: Synergistic Modulation of Electrical and Thermal Transport by the Introduction of Thermoelectric Hetero Nano Region

De Zhang et al.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2019)

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Significant enhancement in thermoelectric performance of Mg3Sb2 from bulk to two-dimensional mono layer

Shan Huang et al.

NANO ENERGY (2019)

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Promising materials for thermoelectric applications

Bowen Cai et al.

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Quantifying phonon particle and wave transport in silicon nanophononic metamaterial with cross junction

D. Ma et al.

MATERIALS TODAY PHYSICS (2019)

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Inertial effective mass as an effective descriptor for thermoelectrics via data-driven evaluation

Ady Suwardi et al.

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High-efficiency half-Heusler thermoelectric modules enabled by self-propagating synthesis and topologic structure optimization

Yunfei Xing et al.

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Realizing zT of 2.3 in Ge1-x-ySbxInyTe via Reducing the Phase-Transition Temperature and Introducing Resonant Energy Doping

Min Hong et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2018)

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Routes for high-performance thermoelectric materials

Xiaoyuan Zhou et al.

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Thermoelectric Bi2Te3-xSex alloys for efficient thermal to electrical energy conversion

Omer Meroz et al.

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS (2018)

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3D charge and 2D phonon transports leading to high out-of-plane ZT in n-type SnSe crystals

Cheng Chang et al.

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Laser co-ablation of bismuth antimony telluride and diamond-like carbon nanocomposites for enhanced thermoelectric performance

Tsung-Han Chen et al.

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Flexible thermoelectric materials and devices

Yong Du et al.

APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY (2018)

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Nanostructure controlled construction of high-performance thermoelectric materials of polymers and their composites

Yufeng Xue et al.

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Solubility of Ti in thermoelectric PbTe compound

Genady Komisarchik et al.

INTERMETALLICS (2017)

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High thermoelectric performances of monolayer SnSe allotropes

Zi-Yu Hu et al.

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Advances in thermoelectric materials research: Looking back and moving forward

Jian He et al.

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Optical and thermoelectric properties of nano-particles based Bi2(Tei-xSex)3 thin films

A. M. Adam et al.

SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES (2017)

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Localized double phonon scattering and DOS induced thermoelectric enhancement of degenerate nonstoichiometric Li1-xNbO2 compounds

Jamil Ur Rahman et al.

RSC ADVANCES (2017)

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Enhanced thermoelectric properties of screen-printed Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 and Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 thick films using a post annealing process with mechanical pressure

Hyeongdo Choi et al.

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Simultaneous optimization of electrical and thermal transport properties of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 thermoelectric alloy by twin boundary engineering

Yuan Yu et al.

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Nano-micro-porous skutterudites with 100% enhancement in ZT for high performance thermoelectricity

Atta U. Khan et al.

NANO ENERGY (2017)

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Rationally Designing High-Performance Bulk Thermoelectric Materials

Gangjian Tan et al.

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Recent advances in high-performance bulk thermoelectric materials

X. Shi et al.

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Extraordinary Off-Stoichiometric Bismuth Telluride for Enhanced n-Type Thermoelectric Power Factor

Kunsu Park et al.

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Maximizing the thermoelectric performance of topological insulator Bi2Te3 films in the few-quintuple layer regime

Jinghua Liang et al.

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The development of two dimensional group IV chalcogenides, blocks for van der Waals heterostructures

Baisheng Sa et al.

NANOSCALE (2016)

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Quantum Effects in the Thermoelectric Power Factor of Low-Dimensional Semiconductors

Nguyen T. Hung et al.

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS (2016)

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Towards higher thermoelectric performance of Bi2Te3 via defect engineering

Yufei Liu et al.

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High-performance n-type YbxCo4Sb12: from partially filled skutterudites towards composite thermoelectrics

Shanyu Wang et al.

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Strain-induced enhancement in the thermoelectric performance of a ZrS2 monolayer

H. Y. Lv et al.

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Enhancing the Figure of Merit of Heavy-Band Thermoelectric Materials Through Hierarchical Phonon Scattering

Chenguang Fu et al.

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Increasing the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit of Tetrahedrites by Co-Doping with Nickel and Zinc

Xu Lu et al.

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Thermoelectric Response of Bulk and Mono layer MoSe2 and WSe2

S. Kumar et al.

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Dense dislocation arrays embedded in grain boundaries for high-performance bulk thermoelectrics

Sang Il Kim et al.

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Realizing high figure of merit in heavy-band p-type half-Heusler thermoelectric materials

Chenguang Fu et al.

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Tuning Multiscale Microstructures to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance of n-Type Bismuth-Telluride-Based Solid Solutions

Lipeng Hu et al.

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Decoupling Interrelated Parameters for Designing High Performance Thermoelectric Materials

Chong Xiao et al.

ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2014)

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n-Type skutterudites (R,Ba,Yb)yCo4Sb12 (R = Sr, La, Mm, DD, SrMm, SrDD) approaching ZT ≈ 2.0

G. Rogl et al.

ACTA MATERIALIA (2014)

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High superionic conduction arising from aligned large lamellae and large figure of merit in bulk Cu1.94Al0.02Se

Bin Zhong et al.

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS (2014)

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NbFeSb-based p-type half-Heuslers for power generation applications

Giri Joshi et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2014)

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The panoscopic approach to high performance thermoelectrics

Li-Dong Zhao et al.

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A wearable thermoelectric generator fabricated on a glass fabric

Sun Jin Kim et al.

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Fabrication and thermoelectric properties of highly textured Ca9Co12O28 ceramic

Huadong Wang et al.

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The Effect of Te Substitution for Sb on Thermoelectric Properties of Tetrahedrite

Xu Lu et al.

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High Thermoelectric Performance Realized in a BiCuSeO System by Improving Carrier Mobility through 3D Modulation Doping

Yan-Ling Pei et al.

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Ultralow thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric figure of merit in SnSe crystals

Li-Dong Zhao et al.

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Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance and Anomalous Seebeck Effects in Topological Insulators

Yong Xu et al.

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Realization of high thermoelectric performance in p-type unfilled ternary skutterudites FeSb2+xTe1-x via band structure modification and significant point defect scattering

Gangjian Tan et al.

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Enhancing the Thermoelectric Power Factor by Using Invisible Dopants

Mona Zebarjadi et al.

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