High-performance thermoelectrics and challenges for practical devices

Q Yan, MG Kanatzidis - Nature materials, 2022 - nature.com
Thermoelectric materials can be potentially employed in solid-state devices that harvest
waste heat and convert it to electrical power, thereby improving the efficiency of fuel …

Skutterudites as thermoelectric materials: revisited

M Rull-Bravo, A Moure, JF Fernández… - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The research on skutterudites in the last few years has contributed to a better understanding
of the physical processes which play an important role in enhancing their thermoelectric …

Mechanical properties of half-Heusler alloys

G Rogl, A Grytsiv, M Gürth, A Tavassoli, C Ebner… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
As half-Heusler compounds are promising candidates for environmentally friendly and low-
cost thermoelectric materials, not only a high figure of merit and efficiency are necessary but …

Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of p‐Type Mg3Sb2 for Reliable and Low‐Cost all‐Mg3Sb2‐Based Thermoelectric Low‐Grade Heat Recovery

Z Liang, C Xu, S Song, X Shi, W Ren… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bi2Te3‐based devices have long dominated the commercial market for thermoelectric
cooling applications, but their narrow operating temperature range and high cost have …

Device‐Level Optimization of n‐Type Mg3(Sb, Bi)2‐Based Thermoelectric Modules toward Applications: A Perspective

C Xu, Z Liang, S Song, Z Ren - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, improvements in thermoelectric material performance have made it more
practical to generate electricity from waste heat and to use solid‐state devices for …

Analyzing transport properties of p-type Mg 2 Si–Mg 2 Sn solid solutions: optimization of thermoelectric performance and insight into the electronic band structure

H Kamila, P Sahu, A Sankhla, M Yasseri… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We have synthesized the complete stoichiometric range of p-Mg2Si1− xSnx, striving to
optimize the thermoelectric properties of p-type Mg2 (Si, Sn) with respect to composition …

Concepts for medium-high to high temperature thermoelectric heat-to-electricity conversion: a review of selected materials and basic considerations of module design

G Schierning, R Chavez, R Schmechel… - Translational …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Within the last decade, novel materials concepts and nanotechnology have resulted in a
great increase of the conversion efficiency of thermoelectric materials. Despite this, a mass …

Thermoelectric properties of a Mn substituted synthetic tetrahedrite

R Chetty, PK DS, G Rogl, P Rogl, E Bauer… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Tetrahedrite compounds Cu12− xMnxSb4S13 (0≤ x≤ 1.8) were prepared by solid state
synthesis. A detailed crystal structure analysis of Cu10. 6Mn1. 4Sb4S13 was performed by …

How nanoparticles can change the figure of merit, ZT, and mechanical properties of skutterudites

G Rogl, P Rogl - Materials Today Physics, 2017 - Elsevier
Although filled Sb-based skutterudites have a high figure of merit, ZT, a successful route to
further increase ZT is the incorporation of homogeneously dispersed nanoparticles into the …

Design of cascade thermoelectric generation systems with improved thermal reliability

M Aljaghtham, E Celik - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of novel, unileg cascade thermoelectric
systems. Unileg systems offer the flexibility of selecting a single (p-or n-) thermoelectric …