Valleytronics in thermoelectric materials

J Xin, Y Tang, Y Liu, X Zhao, H Pan, T Zhu - npj Quantum Materials, 2018 - nature.com
The central theme of valleytronics lies in the manipulation of valley degree of freedom for
certain materials to fulfill specific application needs. While thermoelectric (TE) materials rely …

Bismuth telluride/half‐Heusler segmented thermoelectric unicouple modules provide 12% conversion efficiency

W Li, B Poudel, A Nozariasbmarz… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid enhancement of the thermoelectric (TE) figure‐of‐merit (zT) in the past decade
has opened opportunities for developing and transitioning solid state waste heat recovery …

Two-dimensional Al2I2Se2: a promising anisotropic thermoelectric material

H Qi, Z Sun, N Wang, G Qin, H Zhang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, a high-throughput computational screening of two-dimensional layered materials
for thermoelectrics predicted that the layered FeOCl-type compounds with well-known …

Organic thermoelectric generators: working principles, materials, and fabrication techniques

IH Eryilmaz, YF Chen, G Mattana, E Orgiu - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic thermoelectricity is a blooming field of research that employs organic (semi)
conductors to recycle waste heat through its partial conversion to electrical power. Such a …

Sustainable utilisation and transformation of the thermal energy from coalfield fires: A comprehensive review

Y Xiao, L Yin, Y Tian, SG Li, XW Zhai, CM Shu… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coalfield fires provide high-temperature heat storage at relatively shallow depths, their
overburden and upper strata contain immense amounts of thermal energy, which is identical …

Layered : A Promising Anisotropic Thermoelectric Material

N Wang, M Li, H Xiao, X Zu, L Qiao - Physical Review Applied, 2020 - APS
Thermoelectric (TE) materials can convert temperature difffferences into electricity directly
and reversibly without air pollution, which provides a viable route for alleviating global …

Thermoelectric performance of IV–VI compounds with octahedral‐like coordination: a chemical‐bonding perspective

M Cagnoni, D Führen, M Wuttig - Advanced materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric materials provide a challenge for materials design, since they require
optimization of apparently conflicting properties. The resulting complexity has favored trial …

Rational Manipulation of Epitaxial Strains Enabled Valence Band Convergence and High Thermoelectric Performances in Mg3Sb2 Films

S Xie, W Liu, X Wan, J Lyu, F Yan… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Strain engineering is demonstrated to effectively regulate the functionality of materials, such
as thermoelectric, ferroelectric, and photovoltaic properties. As the straightforward approach …

Fracture toughness of thermoelectric materials

G Li, Q An, B Duan, L Borgsmiller, M Al Malki… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The engineering applications of thermoelectric (TE) devices require TE materials
possessing high TE performance and robust mechanical properties. Research on thermal …

Thermoelectric Zintl Compound In1−xGaxTe: Pure Acoustic Phonon Scattering and Dopant‐Induced Deformation Potential Reduction and Lattice Shrink

F Li, X Liu, N Ma, L Chen, LM Wu - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We report a Zintl phase thermoelectric material, coarse grain‐In0. 99Ga0. 01Te, achieving a
ZT peak of 1.2 at 648 K and an average ZT= 0.8 in 300–650 K, which outperforms all the …