High-performance thermoelectrics and challenges for practical devices

Q Yan, MG Kanatzidis - Nature materials, 2022 - nature.com
Thermoelectric materials can be potentially employed in solid-state devices that harvest
waste heat and convert it to electrical power, thereby improving the efficiency of fuel …

Advances in Ag 2 Se-based thermoelectrics from materials to applications

H Wu, X Shi, J Duan, Q Liu, ZG Chen - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric materials and their devices can realize the solid-state energy conversion
between thermal and electrical energy, therefore serving as a promising alternative to …

Defect engineering in thermoelectric materials: what have we learned?

Y Zheng, TJ Slade, L Hu, XY Tan, Y Luo… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric energy conversion is an all solid-state technology that relies on exceptional
semiconductor materials that are generally optimized through sophisticated strategies …

Promising and Eco‐Friendly Cu2X‐Based Thermoelectric Materials: Progress and Applications

WD Liu, L Yang, ZG Chen, J Zou - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the nature of their liquid‐like behavior and high dimensionless figure of merit, Cu2X
(X= Te, Se, and S)‐based thermoelectric materials have attracted extensive attention. The …

Energy‐saving pathways for thermoelectric nanomaterial synthesis: hydrothermal/solvothermal, microwave‐assisted, solution‐based, and powder processing

N Nandihalli, DH Gregory, T Mori - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The pillars of Green Chemistry necessitate the development of new chemical
methodologies and processes that can benefit chemical synthesis in terms of energy …

Cu 2 Se-Based liquid-like thermoelectric materials: looking back and step** forward

Z Zhang, K Zhao, TR Wei, P Qiu, L Chen… - Energy & Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
High-performance liquid-like thermoelectrics have attracted global renewed attention since
the paradigm of 'phonon-liquid electron-crystal'was proposed in 2012. As one of the most …

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 …

Recent advances in liquid‐like thermoelectric materials

K Zhao, P Qiu, X Shi, L Chen - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric technology has attracted great attention due to its ability to recover and
convert waste heat into readily available electric energy. Among the various candidate …

Thermoelectric performance enhancement in BiSbTe alloy by microstructure modulation via cyclic spark plasma sintering with liquid phase

HL Zhuang, J Pei, B Cai, J Dong, H Hu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread application of thermoelectric (TE) technology demands high‐performance
materials, which has stimulated unceasing efforts devoted to the performance enhancement …

High‐Efficiency Thermoelectric Power Generation Enabled by Homogeneous Incorporation of MXene in (Bi,Sb)2Te3 Matrix

X Lu, Q Zhang, J Liao, H Chen, Y Fan… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The (Bi, Sb) 2Te3 (BST) compounds have long been considered as the benchmark
of thermoelectric (TE) materials near room temperature especially for refrigeration. However …