Filled skutterudite is currently one of the most promising intermediate-temperature
thermoelectric (TE) materials, having good thermoelectric transport performance and …

Intriguing experimental results raised the question about the fundamental mechanisms
governing the electron-hole coupling induced bipolar thermal conduction in semiconductors …

Nanostructuring and second phase incorporation are considered to be promising ways of
enhancing the thermoelectric performance of bulk materials. Here, a design principle is …

Filled skutterudites constitute an important class of efficient and stable thermoelectric
materials for power generation; however, their commercialization has been hampered due …

FeSb 2 Te, a ternary derivative of binary CoSb 3, displays anomalous electrical and thermal
transport properties because of considerable modifications in the band structure induced by …

Skutterudites are among the most promising thermoelectric materials. However, the strong
bipolar effects and a lack of high energy phonon scattering make the thermoelectric …

Abstract Substituting Fe on Co sites is an effective way to produce p-type skutterudite
compounds as well as to reduce the thermal conductivity of skutterudites. In this work, we …

The best p-type skutterudites are all Fe-rich and show larger coefficient of thermal expansion
than CoSb 3-based n-type skutterudites, which deteriorate the reliability of thermoelectric …

Abstract Nd 0.6 Fe 2 Co 2 Sb 12− x Sn x (0⩽ x⩽ 0.6 nominal) skutterudite compounds were
synthesized by traditional heat treatment method. Sn substitution on Sb (24g) site was …

Skutterudites based on CoSb 3 are considered potential candidates in thermoelectric
applications in the field of mid-temperature power generation. The annealing process …