Abstract The pillars of Green Chemistry necessitate the development of new chemical
methodologies and processes that can benefit chemical synthesis in terms of energy …

Thermoelectric generator, which converts heat into electrical energy, has great potential to
power portable devices. Nevertheless, the efficiency of a thermoelectric generator suffers …

Silicon–Germanium is an excellent and well-proven alloy with wide application in the
transistor technology and space industries because of its meritorious features such as easy …

Thermoelectricity has been proven as a potential technology for the conversion of waste
heat into usable electricity. It involves primarily three parameters, namely the Seebeck …

In this work, we measure the thermal and thermoelectric properties of large-area Si0. 8Ge0.
2 nano-meshed films fabricated by DC sputtering of Si0. 8Ge0. 2 on highly ordered porous …

A thermoelectric device is a heat engine that directly converts heat into electricity. Many
materials with a high figure of merit ZT have been discovered in the anticipation of a high …

Abstract Nanostructured graphene/Bi 2 Te 3 composites were fabricated with either Bi 2 Te 3
powder or nanowires (NWs) and various graphene contents, and their thermoelectric …

Thermoelectric coolers (TECs) are solid state units, which provide reliable energy
conversion with no noise or vibration. They are also lightweight and do not include any …

This paper presents a transient simulation model based on the coupling of electric
conduction and heat transfer in order to (1) quantify the conversion efficiency enhancement …

Obtaining high thermoelectric performance has been the biggest historical challenge for
thermoelectric power generation. Here, we propose a methodology for thermoelectric power …