Thermoelectrics: From history, a window to the future

D Beretta, N Neophytou, JM Hodges… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermoelectricity offers a sustainable path to recover and convert waste heat into readily
available electric energy, and has been studied for more than two centuries. From the …

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 …

High temperature Si–Ge alloy towards thermoelectric applications: A comprehensive review

R Basu, A Singh - Materials Today Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicon–Germanium is an excellent and well-proven alloy with wide application in the
transistor technology and space industries because of its meritorious features such as easy …

High Power Factor vs. High zT—A Review of Thermoelectric Materials for High-Temperature Application

M Wolf, R Hinterding, A Feldhoff - Entropy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Energy harvesting with thermoelectric materials has been investigated with increasing
attention over recent decades. However, the vast number of various material classes makes …

Advancing thermoelectric materials: a comprehensive review exploring the significance of one-dimensional nano structuring

MMR Al-Fartoos, A Roy, TK Mallick, AA Tahir - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amidst the global challenges posed by pollution, escalating energy expenses, and the
imminent threat of global warming, the pursuit of sustainable energy solutions has become …

Thermoelectric silicides: A review

A Nozariasbmarz, A Agarwal, ZA Coutant… - Japanese Journal of …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Traditional research on thermoelectric materials focused on improving the figure-of-merit zT
to enhance the energy conversion efficiency. With further growth and commercialization of …

Bismuth telluride thermoelectrics with 8% module efficiency for waste heat recovery application

A Nozariasbmarz, B Poudel, W Li, HB Kang, H Zhu… - IScience, 2020 - cell.com
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) offer cost-effective and sustainable solid-state energy
conversion mechanism from wasted heat into useful electrical power. Thermoelectric (TE) …

Odyssey of thermoelectric materials: foundation of the complex structure

KB Masood, P Kumar, RA Singh… - Journal of Physics …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Growing energy crises and pollution are the major issues of the modern world. The
thermoelectric concept seems to be the promising solution to deal with these problems …

High-performance half-Heusler thermoelectric devices through direct bonding technique

A Nozariasbmarz, U Saparamadu, W Li, HB Kang… - Journal of Power …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solid-state thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are promising solution for waste heat recovery.
However, they typically suffer from lower conversion efficiency, lack of reliable high …

Conformal high-power-density half-heusler thermoelectric modules: a pathway toward practical power generators

W Li, A Nozariasbmarz, RA Kishore… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) exploiting the Seebeck effect provide a promising solution
for waste heat recovery. Among the large number of thermoelectric (TE) materials, half …