Bulk nanostructuring has been one of the leading strategies employed in the past decade for
the optimization of thermoelectric properties by introducing strong grain boundary scattering …

Thermoelectrics, in particular solid-state conversion of heat to electricity, is expected to be a
key energy harvesting technology to power ubiquitous sensors and wearable devices in the …

Understanding the influence of grain boundaries (GBs) on the electrical and thermal
transport properties of graphene films is essentially important for electronic, optoelectronic …

A comprehensive understanding of the nano-structural effects that cause reduction in
thermal conductivity represents important challenges for the development of thermoelectric …

Since the discovery of the record figure of merit (ZT) of 2.6±0.3 in tin selenide (SnSe), the
material has attracted much attention in the field of thermoelectrics. This paper reports a …

Thermoelectrics are energy harvesters that can directly convert waste heat into electrical
energy and vice versa. Currently, thermoelectric (TE) devices display lower efficiency as the …

Unique properties of thermoelectric materials enable the conversion of waste heat to
electrical energies. Among the reported materials, Zinc oxide (ZnO) gained attention due to …

Abstract We deposited Bi 2 Te 3 thin films on different substrates under various heat
treatment conditions to improve the thermoelectric properties of these films by changing the …

Abstract Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) is a promising thermoelectric material for applications
near room temperature. To increase the thermoelectric performance of this material, its …

We investigate the lower limit to the lattice thermal conductivity of Bi 2 Te 3 and related
materials using thin films synthesized by the method of elemental reactants. The thermal …