Type-I clathrate compounds have attracted a great deal of interest in connection with the
search for efficient thermoelectric materials. These compounds constitute networked cages …

Thermoelectric materials, which can generate electricity from waste heat or be used as solid-
state Peltier coolers, could play an important role in a global sustainable energy solution …

With about two-thirds of all used energy being lost as waste heat, there is a compelling need
for high-performance thermoelectric materials that can directly and reversibly convert heat to …

Introduction to Thermoelectricity Page 1 Springer Series in Materials Science 121 H. Julian
Goldsmid Introduction to Thermoelectricity Second Edition Page 2 Springer Series in Materials …

The dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) in bismuth antimony telluride (BiSbTe)
bulk alloys has remained around 1 for more than 50 years. We show that a peak ZT of 1.4 at …

Thermoelectrics have long been recognized as a potentially transformative energy
conversion technology due to their ability to convert heat directly into electricity. Despite this …

The quest for high-efficiency heat-to-electricity conversion has been one of the major driving
forces toward renewable energy production for the future. Efficient thermoelectric devices …

Over the past 10–15 years, there have been significant advances in the scientific
understanding as well as in the performance of thermoelectric (TE) materials. TE materials …

Recently a significant figure‐of‐merit (ZT) improvement in the most‐studied existing
thermoelectric materials has been achieved by creating nanograins and nanostructures in …

High-efficiency thermoelectric (TE) materials are important for power-generation devices that
are designed to convert waste heat into electrical energy. They can also be used in solid …