New and old concepts in thermoelectric materials

JR Sootsman, DY Chung… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Herein we cover the key concepts in the field of thermoelectric materials research, present
the current understanding, and show the latest developments. Current research is aimed at …

Nanostructured thermoelectrics: the new paradigm?

MG Kanatzidis - Chemistry of materials, 2010 - ACS Publications
This review discusses recent developments and current research in bulk thermoelectric
materials in which nanostructuring is a key aspect affecting thermoelectric performance …

Holey silicon as an efficient thermoelectric material

J Tang, HT Wang, DH Lee, M Fardy, Z Huo… - Nano …, 2010 - ACS Publications
This work investigated the thermoelectric properties of thin silicon membranes that have
been decorated with high density of nanoscopic holes. These “holey silicon”(HS) structures …

Alte und neue Konzepte für thermoelektrische Materialien

JR Sootsman, DY Chung… - Angewandte Chemie, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Grundkonzepte für die Erforschung thermoelektrischer Materialien, der gegenwärtige
Kenntnisstand und neueste Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet sind die Themen dieses …

High Seebeck coefficient of porous silicon: study of the porosity dependence

K Valalaki, P Benech… - Nanoscale research …, 2016 - Springer
In-plane Seebeck coefficient of porous Si free-standing membranes of different porosities
was accurately measured at room temperature. Quasi-steady-state differential Seebeck …

Redox control of thermopower and figure of merit in phase-coherent molecular wires

VM García-Suárez, CJ Lambert, DZ Manrique… - …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We demonstrate how redox control of intra-molecular quantum interference in phase-
coherent molecular wires can be used to enhance the thermopower (Seebeck coefficient) S …

Fabrication of bismuth telluride nanoparticles using a chemical synthetic process and their thermoelectric evaluations

C Kim, DH Kim, YS Han, JS Chung, SH Park, H Kim - Powder technology, 2011 - Elsevier
Bismuth telluride nanoparticles for thermoelectric applications were successfully prepared
via a water-based chemical reaction. In this process, we used both a complexing agent …

An alternative composite approach to tailor the thermoelectric performance in SiAlON and SiC

P Kaya, G Gregori, P Yordanov, E Ayas… - Journal of the European …, 2017 - Elsevier
The thermoelectric properties of SiAlON and SiC based composites prepared by adding
TiCN (5 and 10 vol.%) as a particulate or as a segregated three-dimensional network were …

Significant enhancement in the thermoelectric performance of a bismuth telluride nanocompound through brief fabrication procedures

C Kim, DH Kim, H Kim, JS Chung - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A binary BiTe nanocompound for thermoelectric applications was prepared via a water-
based chemical reaction under atmospheric conditions. We attempted to increase the carrier …

New Chemical Reaction Process of a Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 Nanomaterial for Feasible Optimization in Transport Properties Resulting in Predominant n-Type …

C Kim, CE Kim, JY Baek, DH Kim, JT Kim… - Industrial & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Various chemical reaction processes have been adopted to synthesize Bi2Te3
thermoelectric nanomaterials for achieving remarkably low thermal conductivities, but …