Advanced thermoelectric design: from materials and structures to devices

XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The long-standing popularity of thermoelectric materials has contributed to the creation of
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …

Fiber-based thermoelectrics for solid, portable, and wearable electronics

XL Shi, WY Chen, T Zhang, J Zou… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With the growing demand for solid, portable, and wearable electronics, exploring recyclable
and stable charging and cooling techniques is of significance. Fiber-based thermoelectrics …

Extreme phonon anharmonicity underpins superionic diffusion and ultralow thermal conductivity in argyrodite Ag8SnSe6

Q Ren, MK Gupta, M Jin, J Ding, J Wu, Z Chen, S Lin… - Nature materials, 2023 - nature.com
Ultralow thermal conductivity and fast ionic diffusion endow superionic materials with
excellent performance both as thermoelectric converters and as solid-state electrolytes. Yet …

Compositing effects for high thermoelectric performance of Cu2Se-based materials

Z Zhou, Y Huang, B Wei, Y Yang, D Yu, Y Zheng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Thermoelectric materials can realize direct conversion between heat and electricity, showing
excellent potential for waste heat recovery. Cu2Se is a typical superionic conductor …

Cu2Se thermoelectrics: property, methodology, and device

WD Liu, L Yang, ZG Chen - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
In the last decade, high-performance Cu 2 Se thermoelectric materials and devices are
attracting increasing research interest. In this review, we firstly summarize fundamentals of …

Lattice dynamics and thermoelectric properties of diamondoid materials

H Xie, LD Zhao, MG Kanatzidis - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The diamondoid compounds are a large family of important semiconductors, which possess
various unique transport properties and had been widely investigated in the fields of …

Cu 2 Se-Based liquid-like thermoelectric materials: looking back and stepping forward

Z Zhang, K Zhao, TR Wei, P Qiu, L Chen… - Energy & Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
High-performance liquid-like thermoelectrics have attracted global renewed attention since
the paradigm of 'phonon-liquid electron-crystal'was proposed in 2012. As one of the most …

An over 10% module efficiency obtained using non-Bi 2 Te 3 thermoelectric materials for recovering heat of< 600 K

Z Bu, X Zhang, Y Hu, Z Chen, S Lin, W Li… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric technology offers the unique advantages of being completely solid-state,
silent and emission-free for waste-heat recovery applications. Despite this, existing …

Wearable fiber-based thermoelectrics from materials to applications

WY Chen, XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermoelectrics, enabling direct converting between heat and electricity, have become one
of the most promising techniques for the realization of energy-saving and environmental …

Geometric design of Cu2Se-based thermoelectric materials for enhancing power generation

S Choo, J Lee, B Şişik, SJ Jung, K Kim, SE Yang, S Jo… - Nature Energy, 2024 - nature.com
Waste heat, an abundant energy source generated by both industries and nature, has the
potential to be harnessed into electricity via thermoelectric power generation. The …