Inorganic thermoelectric materials: A review

MN Hasan, H Wahid, N Nayan… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric generator, which converts heat into electrical energy, has great potential to
power portable devices. Nevertheless, the efficiency of a thermoelectric generator suffers …

Strategies for boosting thermoelectric performance of PbSe: A review

J Sun, Y Zhang, Y Fan, X Tang, G Tan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion between waste heat and electric
energy, playing an important role in alleviating energy crisis. Many excellent thermoelectrics …

Realizing high thermoelectric performance in non-nanostructured n-type PbTe

B Jia, Y Huang, Y Wang, Y Zhou, X Zhao… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructure engineering has improved the performance of thermoelectric materials, but
the deteriorated stability of the materials at high temperatures shortens the service life of …

Dramatic enhancement of thermoelectric performance in PbTe by unconventional grain shrinking in the sintering process

P Xu, W Zhao, X Liu, B Jia, J He, L Fu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanostructure engineering is a key strategy for tailoring properties in the fields of batteries,
solar cells, thermoelectrics, and so on. Limited by grain coarsening, however, the …

High‐Ranged ZT Value Promotes Thermoelectric Cooling and Power Generation in n‐Type PbTe

Y Xiao, H Wu, H Shi, L Xu, Y Zhu, Y Qin… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Excellent thermoelectric cooling and power generation are simultaneously realized in an n‐
type PbTe‐based thermoelectric material. The cooling temperature difference (ΔT) of≈ 15.6 …

Toward high conversion efficiency of thermoelectric modules through synergistical optimization of layered materials

W Li, B Poudel, RA Kishore… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Waste‐heat electricity generation using high‐efficiency solid‐state conversion technology
can significantly decrease dependence on fossil fuels. Here, a synergistical optimization of …

Thermoelectric Performance of the 2D Bi2Si2Te6 Semiconductor

Y Luo, Z Ma, S Hao, S Cai, ZZ Luo… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bi2Si2Te6, a 2D compound, is a direct band gap semiconductor with an optical band gap
of∼ 0.25 eV, and is a promising thermoelectric material. Single-phase Bi2Si2Te6 is …

Strategies to improve the thermoelectric figure of merit in thermoelectric functional materials

Y Sun, Y Liu, R Li, Y Li, S Bai - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, thermoelectric functional materials have been widely concerned in
temperature difference power generation, electric refrigeration and integrated circui, and so …

Optimized strategies for advancing n-type PbTe thermoelectrics: A review

Y Zhong, J Tang, H Liu, Z Chen, L Lin… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
p-Type and n-type thermoelectric semiconductor materials with compatible performance are
key components for thermoelectric devices. Great improvement in thermoelectric …

Emerging thermal technology enabled augmented reality

K Parida, H Bark, PS Lee - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, remarkable progress has been made in the domain of augmented
reality/virtual reality (AR/VR). The need for realistic and immersive augmentation has …