Review of current high-ZT thermoelectric materials

J Wei, L Yang, Z Ma, P Song, M Zhang, J Ma… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Thermoelectric materials are capable of converting heat and electricity to each other.
Thermoelectric devices can be miniaturized and highly integrated with existing …

Environmentally friendly thermoelectric materials: High performance from inorganic components with low toxicity and abundance in the earth

O Caballero‐Calero, JR Ares… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review article gives an overview of the recent research directions in eco‐friendly, non‐
toxic, and earth‐abundant thermoelectric materials. It covers materials such as sulfides …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient calculation of carrier scattering rates from first principles

AM Ganose, J Park, A Faghaninia… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The electronic transport behaviour of materials determines their suitability for technological
applications. We develop a computationally efficient method for calculating carrier scattering …

[HTML][HTML] Key properties of inorganic thermoelectric materials—tables (version 1)

R Freer, D Ekren, T Ghosh, K Biswas… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents tables of key thermoelectric properties, which define thermoelectric
conversion efficiency, for a wide range of inorganic materials. The twelve families of …

Recent advances in high-performance bulk thermoelectric materials

X Shi, L Chen, C Uher - International Materials Reviews, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Thermoelectric (TE) materials facilitate direct heat-to-electricity conversion. The performance
of a TE material is characterised by its figure of merit zT (= S 2 σT/κ) that depends on both …

[HTML][HTML] Thermoelectric generators: Linking material properties and systems engineering for waste heat recovery applications

S LeBlanc - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2014 - Elsevier
Waste-heat recovery with thermoelectric power generators can improve energy efficiency
and provide distributed electricity generation. New thermoelectric materials and material …

Progress on transition metal-doped ZnO nanoparticles and its application

P Singh, R Kumar, RK Singh - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2019 - ACS Publications
ZnO nanoparticles are still a hot area for research even after ample work has been done by
researchers across the world. It is a versatile material for doping of different transition metals …

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 …

Material and manufacturing cost considerations for thermoelectrics

S LeBlanc, SK Yee, ML Scullin, C Dames… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Interest in thermoelectrics for waste-heat recovery and localized cooling has flourished in
recent years, but questions about cost and scalability remain unanswered. This work …

Data-driven review of thermoelectric materials: performance and resource considerations

MW Gaultois, TD Sparks, CKH Borg… - Chemistry of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this review, we describe the creation of a large database of thermoelectric materials
prepared by abstracting information from over 100 publications. The database has over 18 …