Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Environmentally friendly thermoelectric materials: High performance from inorganic components with low toxicity and abundance in the earth

O Caballero‐Calero, JR Ares… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review article gives an overview of the recent research directions in eco‐friendly, non‐
toxic, and earth‐abundant thermoelectric materials. It covers materials such as sulfides …

Thermoelectric Cu12Sb4S13‐Based Synthetic Minerals with a Sublimation‐Derived Porous Network

H Hu, HL Zhuang, Y Jiang, J Shi, JW Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pores in a solid can effectively reduce thermal conduction, but they are not favored in
thermoelectric materials due to simultaneous deterioration of electrical conductivity …

Recent developments in Earth-abundant copper-sulfide thermoelectric materials

AV Powell - Journal of Applied Physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The ability of thermoelectric devices to convert waste heat into useful electrical power has
stimulated a remarkable growth in research into thermoelectric materials. There is, however …

Tetrahedrites as thermoelectric materials: an overview

R Chetty, A Bali, RC Mallik - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Tetrahedrites are natural earth-abundant minerals consisting of environmentally-friendly
elements of copper and sulphur. Recently, research has been focused on the natural and …

Review of current ZT> 1 thermoelectric sulfides

FH Sun, H Li, J Tan, L Zhao, X Wang, H Hu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermoelectrics has played a fascinating role in the developments of direct energy
conversion technologies. Over the past decade, sulfur-based thermoelectric materials have …

High-performance thermoelectric bulk colusite by process controlled structural disordering

C Bourges, Y Bouyrie, AR Supka… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
High-performance thermoelectric bulk sulfide with the colusite structure is achieved by
controlling the densification process and forming short-to-medium range structural defects. A …

Research Update: Cu–S based synthetic minerals as efficient thermoelectric materials at medium temperatures

K Suekuni, T Takabatake - Apl Materials, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Synthetic minerals and related systems based on Cu–S are attractive thermoelectric (TE)
materials because of their environmentally benign characters and high figures of merit at …

Phase Stability, Crystal Structure, and Thermoelectric Properties of Cu12Sb4S13–xSex Solid Solutions

X Lu, DT Morelli, Y Wang, W Lai, Y Xia… - Chemistry of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The solubility of selenium on the sulfur site in tetrahedrite Cu12Sb4S13 has been
investigated by theoretical calculations, and the results have been verified by X-ray …

Recent advances in inorganic material thermoelectrics

P Ren, Y Liu, J He, T Lv, J Gao, G Xu - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectrics is a research area that focuses on the development of high-performance
materials for direct thermal and electrical energy conversion in power generation and solid …