The conversion of thermal energy to electricity and vice versa by means of solid state
thermoelectric devices is extremely appealing. However, its cost-effectiveness is seriously …

Ionic liquids (ILs) are new, innovative ionic solvents with rich physicochemical properties
and intriguing pre‐organized solvent structures; these materials offer great potential to …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have been shown to be efficient in energy harvesting. Here,
we report the use of waste heat to generate electricity via the combined piezoelectric and …

A facile colloidal solution method has been developed for the fast, scalable synthesis of
orthorhombic@ cubic core–shell nonstoichiometric Cu5FeS4 icosahedral nanoparticles …

An aqueous solution method is developed for the facile synthesis of Cl‐containing SnSe
nanoparticles in 10 g quantities per batch. The particle size and Cl concentration of the …

This review is concerned with the leading methods of bottom-up material preparation for
thermal-to-electrical energy interconversion. The advantages, capabilities, and challenges …

Bi2Te3 polycrystalline whiskers consisting of interconnected nanoplates have been
synthesized through chemical transformation from In2Te3 polycrystalline whisker templates …

p-and n-type Ag2Te nanocrystals are coated separately onto nylon fibres to create flexible
composites. A prototype thermoelectric device made using such fibres produces∼ 0.8 nW in …

Solution-processed PbTe nanocrystal (NC) thin films are ligand exchanged by
ethylenediamine and then annealed at 400 C for enhancement of NC coupling. To further …

Conducting polymer‐chalcogenide composites have recently been used as propitious
contenders for light‐weight, cost‐saving, and nonhazardous thermoelectric (TE) …