Disorder-induced Anderson-like localization for bidimensional thermoelectrics optimization

MT Agne, FRL Lange, JP Male, KS Siegert, H Volker… - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
Thermoelectric materials could play an important role in global sustainable energy.
However, improving thermoelectric efficiency has proved difficult, largely due to the complex …

Effect of Mg deficiency on the thermoelectric properties of Mg2 (Si, Sn) solid solutions

S Byeon, B Wiendlocha, J de Boor, K Nielsch… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we analyze the change in the thermoelectric properties of a Mg x (Si, Sn)
system upon varying nominal Mg content x (x= 1.8, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3). We find that Mg …

Intrinsic properties and dopability effects on the thermoelectric performance of binary Sn chalcogenides from first principles

FA Bipasha, LC Gomes, J Qu, E Ertekin - Frontiers in Electronic …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
High-performance thermoelectric (TE) materials rely on semiconductors with suitable
intrinsic properties for which carrier concentrations can be controlled and optimized. To …

Apparatus for the room temperature measurement of low field Nernst and magneto-Seebeck coefficients

CE Porter, CM Crawford, ES Toberer - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Nernst coefficient measurements are a classic approach to investigate charge carrier
scattering in both metals and semiconductors. However, such measurements are not …