BACKGROUND Heat and electricity are two forms of energy that are at opposite ends of a
spectrum. Heat is ubiquitous, but with low quality, whereas electricity is versatile, but its …

Thermoelectric (TE) materials have the capability of converting heat into electricity, which
can improve fuel efficiency, as well as providing robust alternative energy supply in multiple …

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 …

We are witnessing an unprecedented expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) market, whose
nodes are already outnumbering human population several times. Despite the huge …

Thermoelectric generators are solid state energy harvesters which can convert thermal
energy into electrical energy in a reliable and renewable manner. Over the last decade, the …

In the search for new functional materials, quantum mechanics is an exciting starting point.
The fundamental laws that govern the behaviour of electrons have the possibility, at the …

We report first-principle calculations of the recently synthesized Pb-free double perovskite
Cs2PtI6, which we found to have the potential to be an excellent thermoelectric material …

Triboelectric nanogenerators have been invented as a highly efficient, cost-effective and
easy scalable energy-harvesting technology for converting ambient mechanical energy into …

The diamondoid compounds are a large family of important semiconductors, which possess
various unique transport properties and had been widely investigated in the fields of …

Abstract Conducting polymers, particularly poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly
(styrenesulfonate)(PEDOT: PSS), have been intensively studied for thermoelectric (TE) …