Recent advances in oxide thermoelectric materials and modules

Y Yin, B Tudu, A Tiwari - Vacuum, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to the growing concern on depletion of non-renewable resources, waste heat
harvesting has become one of the effective approaches for solving the energy shortage …

Transparent aluminium zinc oxide thin films with enhanced thermoelectric properties

J Loureiro, N Neves, R Barros, T Mateus… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Improved thermoelectric properties of Aluminum Zinc Oxide (AZO) thin films deposited by
radio frequency (RF) and pulsed Direct Current (DC) magnetron sputtering at room …

Porosity-tuned thermal conductivity in thermoelectric Al-doped ZnO thin films grown by mist-chemical vapor deposition

S Saini, P Mele, T Oyake, J Shiomi, JP Niemelä… - Thin Solid Films, 2019 - Elsevier
The potential of thermoelectric thin films lies in wide range of applications from micro-energy
harvesting to the sensors. For this, it is essential to have high power factor and ultra-low …

Transparent-flexible thermoelectric module from In/Ga co-doped ZnO thin films

A Vora-ud, ATT Pham, S Thoawankeaw, HT Lai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transparent-flexible thermoelectric thin films have immense potential as power supplies for
future small-sized consumer electronics, the internet of things, and wearable devices. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Suppression of grain boundary contributions on carrier mobility in thin Al-doped ZnO epitaxial films

RM Maffei, A di Bona, M Sygletou, F Bisio… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Realizing very thin transparent conductive (TCO) films is a key aspect of many applications,
but often the film quality tends to worsen at very small thicknesses. In this work we …

Assessing the limitations of transparent conducting oxides as thermoelectrics

KB Spooner, AM Ganose, DO Scanlon - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectrics are a promising technology for converting heat into renewable electricity.
Currently, however, most of the best thermoelectrics are based on toxic and/or rare materials …

Ultralow Thermal Conductivity and Improved Thermoelectric Properties of Al‐Doped ZnO by In Situ O2 Plasma Treatment

V Sethi, K Sun, D Newbrook, D Runacres… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The thriving of Internet‐of‐Things and integrated wireless sensor networks has brought an
unprecedented demand for sustainable micro‐Watt‐scale power supplies. Development of …

Thermoelectric characteristics of (Zn, Al) O/hydroquinone superlattices

T Tynell, I Terasaki, H Yamauchi… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Thin ZnO layers doped with aluminum and interspersed with regularly repeating single
layers of organic molecules are deposited by a combined atomic layer deposition (ALD) and …

Interface engineering using Y2O3 scaffold to enhance the thermoelectric performance of CsSnI3 thin film

AK Baranwal, S Saini, Z Wang, D Hirotani, T Yabuki… - Organic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Solution processed Cesium Tin halide perovskites (CsSnI 3) are inorganic crystal to
be explored for thermoelectric applications. Here, we report a novel strategy using an …

Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of ZnO epitaxial films by Ga doping and thermal tuning

ZF Zhou, GK Ren, X Tan, R Liu, C Liu, YH Lin… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
With good chemical and thermal stabilities, ZnO is a promising thermoelectric material that
can be operated over a wide temperature range, particularly for high temperatures. For two …