Slowing down the heat in thermoelectrics
Heat transport has various applications in solid materials. In particular, the thermoelectric
technology provides an alternative approach to traditional methods for waste heat recovery …
technology provides an alternative approach to traditional methods for waste heat recovery …
Routes for advancing SnTe thermoelectrics
Z Chen, X Guo, F Zhang, Q Shi, M Tang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Conventional PbTe-based semiconductors have been leading the developments in the
thermoelectrics community due to their rich capabilities in optimizing the electronic and …
thermoelectrics community due to their rich capabilities in optimizing the electronic and …
High‐performance thermoelectric material and module driven by medium‐entropy engineering in SnTe
The emerged strategy of entropy engineering provides new ideas for realizing high‐
performance thermoelectric materials, but it is still much unresolved how to achieve delicate …
performance thermoelectric materials, but it is still much unresolved how to achieve delicate …
Retarding Ostwald ripening through Gibbs adsorption and interfacial complexions leads to high-performance SnTe thermoelectrics
D An, J Wang, J Zhang, X Zhai, Z Kang… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoprecipitation is a routine method to decrease the thermal conductivity for advancing
thermoelectric performance. However, the coarsening/Ostwald ripening of precipitates under …
thermoelectric performance. However, the coarsening/Ostwald ripening of precipitates under …
Chemical Pressure-Driven Band Convergence and Discordant Atoms Intensify Phonon Scattering Leading to High Thermoelectric Performance in SnTe
SnTe is an intriguing alternative to PbTe for midtemperature thermoelectric applications.
Despite steady progress, its performance is lagging, in part because of the large energy …
Despite steady progress, its performance is lagging, in part because of the large energy …
Bottom-up synthesis of SnTe-based thermoelectric composites
B Nan, X Song, C Chang, K ** improves the thermoelectric performance of SnTe: an outcome of electronic structure engineering
Thermoelectric materials which exhibit high performance throughout a range of temperature
is required for successful scavenging of waste heat to generate electricity. Herein, we tailor …
is required for successful scavenging of waste heat to generate electricity. Herein, we tailor …
Lead-free SnTe-based compounds as advanced thermoelectrics
Thermoelectric materials are able to realize the direct energy conversion between heat and
electricity and have great potential in power generation and Peltier cooling. SnTe, an old but …
electricity and have great potential in power generation and Peltier cooling. SnTe, an old but …
Constructing van der Waals gaps in cubic-structured SnTe-based thermoelectric materials
The practical application of eco-friendly tin telluride (SnTe) at intermediate temperatures has
been long restricted by its lower average ZT than that of state-of-art PbTe. Here, a maximal …
been long restricted by its lower average ZT than that of state-of-art PbTe. Here, a maximal …
Vanadium: a protean dopant in SnTe for augmenting its thermoelectric performance
In this work, a second n-type resonant dopant in the form of vanadium is introduced in the
SnTe thermoelectrics family. The electronic structure simulated using density functional …
SnTe thermoelectrics family. The electronic structure simulated using density functional …