Recent advances in designing thermoelectric materials

M Mukherjee, A Srivastava, AK Singh - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The rising demand for energy has accelerated the search for clean and renewable sources
and newer approaches towards efficient energy management. One of the most promising …

Physics and technology of thermoelectric materials and devices

A Dadhich, M Saminathan, K Kumari… - Journal of Physics D …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The continuous depletion of fossil fuels and the increasing demand for eco-friendly and
sustainable energy sources have prompted researchers to look for alternative energy …

Screening of transition (Y, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Mo, and Ru) and rare-earth (La and Pr) elements as potential effective dopants for thermoelectric GeTe–an experimental and …

B Srinivasan, S Le Tonquesse, A Gellé… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
GeTe, which undergoes phase transition from a low symmetry rhombohedral to a high
symmetry cubic phase between 550 and 700 K (depending on the dopant and composition) …

Synergetic enhancement of the power factor and suppression of lattice thermal conductivity via electronic structure modification and nanostructuring on a Ni-and B …

O Muthusamy, S Singh, K Hirata, K Kuga… - ACS Applied …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this study, the strategies of modifying the electronic structure, tuning carrier concentration,
and nanostructuring were implemented to improve the power factor and reduce the thermal …

Influence of stoichiometry and aging at operating temperature on thermoelectric higher manganese silicides

S Le Tonquesse, L Joanny, Q Guo, E Elkaim… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric higher manganese silicides, MnSi x, were synthesized by
magnesioreduction followed by spark plasma sintering with different nominal compositions …

Structure Low Dimensionality and Lone-Pair Stereochemical Activity: the Key to Low Thermal Conductivity in the Pb–Sn–S System

P Acharyya, K Pal, B Zhang, T Barbier… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Recently, metal sulfides have begun to receive attention as potential cost-effective materials
for thermoelectric applications beyond optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices. Herein …

Decomposed defect formation energy for analysis of doping process: The case of n-type and p-type doping of β-FeSi2

J Chai, C Ming, YY Sun - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Defect formation energy governs the thermodynamics of a specific dopant within the host
material. Here, we introduce an approach to decomposing the defect formation energy into …

Effect of Nanostructuring on the Thermoelectric Properties of β-FeSi2

L Abbassi, D Mesguich, D Berthebaud… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanostructured β-FeSi2 and β-Fe0. 95Co0. 05Si2 specimens with a relative density of up to
95% were synthesized by combining a top-down approach and spark plasma sintering. The …

Thermal conductivity reduction and crystal properties evolution in iron silicides induced by doping

S Sam, K Yamazaki, H Nakatsugawa - Solid State Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the thermal transport behaviors in the crystal lattice is important for designing
semiconducting materials in thermal management. In this work, we investigate the …

Optimization of Co additive amount to improve thermoelectric properties of β-FeSi2

S Sam, H Nakatsugawa… - Japanese Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The present manuscript deals with the synthesis of pure and Co-doped β-FeSi 2 by the
conventional arc-melting method and the investigation of the effect of Co-dopant on the …