Composite materials can be promising to decouple electron and phonon transport for
improved thermoelectric properties. Herein, the synergistic effect of the particle size of the …

A comprehensive understanding of multi-phase materials requires the characterization of
transport properties at the micro/nano-scale. Optimized alignments of the conduction bands …

The preparation of composite materials is a promising methodology for concurrent
optimization of electrical and thermal transport properties for improved thermoelectric (TE) …

In this study we investigated the nature and stability of the interfaces between Mg 2.05 Si
0.98 Bi 0.02 as the TE material and Ni and Mg 50 Si 15 Ni 50 as barriers. Single-leg devices …

This study shows a method of enhancing the thermoelectric properties of GeTe-based
materials through Ti and Bi codoping on cation sites along with self-doping of Ge via …

For low-temperature thermoelectric applications, a bulk-phase inorganic/organic composite
is prepared by introducing a conducting polymer, which is recognized as a potential organic …

AlFe $ _2 $ B $ _2 $, a ternary transition metal boride doped with Ag, Ni, Sb, Ga, and Ge
was investigated for the phase constituents, microstructure, and thermoelectric properties …

The energy conversion efficiency of thermoelectric elements depends directly on the so-
called averaged thermoelectric figure of merit ZTaver. Achieving a high ZTaver in practice …