A comprehensive review on Bi2Te3‐based thin films: Thermoelectrics and beyond

X Tang, Z Li, W Liu, Q Zhang… - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bi2Te3‐based materials are not only the most important and widely used room temperature
thermoelectric (TE) materials but are also canonical examples of topological insulators in …

Advances in thermoelectric materials research: Looking back and moving forward

J He, TM Tritt - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Heat and electricity are two forms of energy that are at opposite ends of a
spectrum. Heat is ubiquitous, but with low quality, whereas electricity is versatile, but its …

Compromise and synergy in high‐efficiency thermoelectric materials

T Zhu, Y Liu, C Fu, JP Heremans, JG Snyder… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The past two decades have witnessed the rapid growth of thermoelectric (TE) research.
Novel concepts and paradigms are described here that have emerged, targeting superior TE …

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 …

Advances in thermoelectrics

J Mao, Z Liu, J Zhou, H Zhu, Q Zhang, G Chen… - Advances in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Thermoelectric generators, capable of directly converting heat into electricity, hold great
promise for tackling the ever-increasing energy sustainability issue. The thermoelectric …

Manipulation of phonon transport in thermoelectrics

Z Chen, X Zhang, Y Pei - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
For several decades, thermoelectric advancements have largely relied on the reduction of
lattice thermal conductivity (κL). According to the Boltzmann transport theory of phonons, κL …

Recent advances in thermoelectric materials

C Gayner, KK Kar - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials are crucial in renewable energy conversion technologies to solve
the global energy crisis. They have been proven to be suitable for high-end technological …

Lattice dynamics and thermoelectric properties of diamondoid materials

H **e, LD Zhao, MG Kanatzidis - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The diamondoid compounds are a large family of important semiconductors, which possess
various unique transport properties and had been widely investigated in the fields of …

High ZT in p-type thermoelectric (Bi, Sb) 2 Te 3 with built-in nanopores

HL Zhuang, H Hu, J Pei, B Su, JW Li, Y Jiang… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Peltier devices utilizing thermoelectric (TE) materials are expected to be used for precise
temperature management in 5G and next-generation communication technologies. This …

Eco‐friendly SnTe thermoelectric materials: progress and future challenges

R Moshwan, L Yang, J Zou… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
As a key type of emerging thermoelectric material, tin telluride (SnTe) has received
extensive attention because of its low toxicity and eco‐friendly nature. The recent trend …