Insights into low thermal conductivity in inorganic materials for thermoelectrics
Efficient manipulation of thermal conductivity and fundamental understanding of the
microscopic mechanisms of phonon scattering in crystalline solids are crucial to achieve …
microscopic mechanisms of phonon scattering in crystalline solids are crucial to achieve …
Review of experimental approaches for improving zT of thermoelectric materials
Z Ma, J Wei, P Song, M Zhang, L Yang, J Ma… - Materials Science in …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past years, various work has been devoted to improving the thermoelectric figure of
merit zT, and remarkable advances have been achieved. In 2019, an abnormal zT value …
merit zT, and remarkable advances have been achieved. In 2019, an abnormal zT value …
Power generation and thermoelectric cooling enabled by momentum and energy multiband alignments
Thermoelectric materials transfer heat and electrical energy, hence they are useful for power
generation or cooling applications. Many of these materials have narrow bandgaps …
generation or cooling applications. Many of these materials have narrow bandgaps …
Key properties of inorganic thermoelectric materials—tables (version 1)
This paper presents tables of key thermoelectric properties, which define thermoelectric
conversion efficiency, for a wide range of inorganic materials. The twelve families of …
conversion efficiency, for a wide range of inorganic materials. The twelve families of …
Improved solubility in metavalently bonded solid leads to band alignment, ultralow thermal conductivity, and high thermoelectric performance in SnTe
SnTe is an emerging Pb‐free thermoelectric compound that has drawn significant attention
for clean energy conversion. Chemical do** is routinely used to tailor its charge carrier …
for clean energy conversion. Chemical do** is routinely used to tailor its charge carrier …
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 …
All-scale hierarchical nanostructures and superior valence band convergence lead to ultra-high thermoelectric performance in cubic GeTe
GeTe is among the most fascinating inorganic compounds for thermoelectric (TE)
conversion of waste heat into electricity. However, the TE performance in its ambient …
conversion of waste heat into electricity. However, the TE performance in its ambient …
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 …
Exceptionally high average power factor and thermoelectric figure of merit in n-type PbSe by the dual incorporation of Cu and Te
Thermoelectric materials with high average power factor and thermoelectric figure of merit
(ZT) has been a sought-after goal. Here, we report new n-type thermoelectric system Cu x …
(ZT) has been a sought-after goal. Here, we report new n-type thermoelectric system Cu x …
Nanoengineering of tin monosulfide (SnS)‐based structures for emerging applications
Y Zi, J Zhu, L Hu, M Wang, W Huang - Small Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, tin monosulfide (SnS), one kind of black phosphorus analogues, is of great
interest owing to its unique properties, such as low cost, environmental compatibility …
interest owing to its unique properties, such as low cost, environmental compatibility …