In this work, implementations of silicon-based thermoelectric nanomaterials are reviewed.
Approaches ranging from nanostructured bulk—ie, macroscopic materials presenting …

Nanostructuring is a promising approach for enhancing thermoelectric properties of existing
abundant and compatible materials such as silicon and silicon-based compounds. Recent …

Thermoelectric micro/nanogenerators (µTEGs) are potential candidates as energy
harvesters to power IoT sensors. This study reports on a thermoelectric micro/nanogenerator …

Large amounts of waste heat generated in our fossil-fuel based economy can be converted
into useful electric power by using thermoelectric generators. However, the low-efficiency …

Low-dimensional silicon-based materials have shown a great potential for thermoelectric
applications due to their enhanced figure of merit ZT and high technology compatibility …

Near-critical plasmas irradiated at ultra-high laser intensities (I> 1018W/cm2) allow to
improve the performances of laser-driven particle and radiation sources and to explore …

The thermoelectric performance of nanostructured low dimensional silicon and silicon-
germanium has been functionally compared device-wise. The arrays of nanowires of both …

Semiconductor nanowires have demonstrated fascinating properties with applications in a
wide range of fields, including energy and information technologies. Particularly, increasing …

This paper describes a specific route for the complete integration of a novel planar
thermoelectric microgenerator (μTEG) that can operate under environmental conditions …

Semiconductor nanowires demonstrate outstanding properties within a wide range of
application fields, including energy harvesting. Consequently, increasing attention has been …