Inorganic thermoelectric materials: A review

MN Hasan, H Wahid, N Nayan… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric generator, which converts heat into electrical energy, has great potential to
power portable devices. Nevertheless, the efficiency of a thermoelectric generator suffers …

Recent advances in inorganic material thermoelectrics

P Ren, Y Liu, J He, T Lv, J Gao, G Xu - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectrics is a research area that focuses on the development of high-performance
materials for direct thermal and electrical energy conversion in power generation and solid …

Roadmap on energy harvesting materials

V Pecunia, SRP Silva, JD Phillips… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Ambient energy harvesting has great potential to contribute to sustainable development and
address growing environmental challenges. Converting waste energy from energy-intensive …

Band convergence in thermoelectric materials: theoretical background and consideration on Bi–Sb–Te alloys

KH Lee, S Kim, HS Kim, SW Kim - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Band engineering is one of core approaches to improve the performance of thermoelectric
materials via the Seebeck coefficient enhancement. However, the conclusion that is often …

Unlocking the potential of coinage-based quaternary chalcogenides for thermoelectricity

M Gholami, Z Hajiahmadi, SS Naghavi - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The pursuit of thermoelectric materials poses a formidable challenge, given that numerous
predicted candidates fail in real-world applications. An effective way to enhance the success …

A highly asymmetric interfacial superstructure in WC: Expanding the classic grain boundary segregation and new complexion theories

Z Luo, C Hu, L Xie, H Nie, C Xiang, X Gu, J He… - Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Solute segregation (adsorption) at grain boundaries (GBs), which is ubiquitous in
polycrystalline materials and can remarkably alter various properties, is one of the classic …

Structure Optimization and Multi-frequency Phonon Scattering Boosting Thermoelectrics in Self-Doped CoSb3-Based Skutterudites

X Rao, Y Zhong, H Feng, Y Wang, X Tan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The utilization of thermoelectric devices that directly convert waste heat to electricity is an
effective approach to alleviate the global energy crisis. However, the low efficiency of …

Theoretical investigations of electronic, thermodynamic and thermoelectric properties of filled skutterudites ThFe4P12 and CeFe4P12 using DFT calculations

A Abdelakader, B Ahmed, M Noureddine… - Solid State …, 2024 - Elsevier
The structural, mechanical, electrical, thermodynamic and thermoelectric properties of CeFe
4 P 12 and ThFe 4 P 12 employing first-principles calculations together with semi-classical …

Impact of graphene or reduced graphene oxide on performance of thermoelectric composites

O Okhay, A Tkach - C, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, worldwide research has been focused on clean and sustainable energy
sources that can respond to the exponentially rising energy demands of humankind. The …

Defects go green: using defects in nanomaterials for renewable energy and environmental sustainability

AS Fuhr, BG Sumpter, P Ganesh - Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Induction of point defects in nanomaterials can bestow upon them entirely new physics or
augment their pre-existing physical properties, thereby expanding their potential use in …