Revisiting anodic alumina templates: From fabrication to applications

A Ruiz-Clavijo, O Caballero-Calero, M Martín-González - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Anodic porous alumina,–AAO–(also known as nanoporous alumina, nanohole alumina
arrays,–NAA–or nanoporous anodized alumina platforms,–NAAP–) has opened new …

A comprehensive review on planar boron nitride nanomaterials: From 2D nanosheets towards 0D quantum dots

S Angizi, SAA Alem, MH Azar, F Shayeganfar… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Moving from two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (2D h-BN) flatlands towards their
quantum sized zero-dimensional (0D) islands, as the newest member of the h-BN family …

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 …

Quantum engines and refrigerators

LM Cangemi, C Bhadra, A Levy - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Engines are systems and devices that convert one form of energy into another, typically into
a more useful form that can perform work. In the classical setup, physical, chemical, and …

1D semiconductor nanowires for energy conversion, harvesting and storage applications

M Nehra, N Dilbaghi, G Marrazza, A Kaushik… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The accomplishment of 1D semiconductor nanowires (SN) in the field of energy has
attracted intense interest in recent years due to their advantageous properties (eg, large …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive recent review and practical insights on the usage of advanced materials and enhancement strategies in thermoelectric applications

M Darwiche, J Faraj, K Chahine, A Shaito, S Awad… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electricity is a critical component of many everyday activities, demanding continuing
research to create new or improved techniques for generating electrical power …

Flexible active Peltier coolers based on interconnected magnetic nanowire networks

T da Câmara Santa Clara Gomes, N Marchal… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thermoelectric energy conversion based on flexible materials has great potential for
applications in the fields of low-power heat harvesting and solid-state cooling. Here, we …

Review of coherent phonon and heat transport control in one-dimensional phononic crystals at nanoscale

R Anufriev, J Maire, M Nomura - APL Materials, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Phononic crystals are the acoustic analogs of photonic crystals and aim at manipulating
phonon transport using phonon interference in periodic structures. While such periodic …

Understanding the thermal conductivity variations in nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide

L Vera-Londono, A Ruiz-Clavijo… - Nanoscale …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Anodic porous alumina (AAO) templates, also known as nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA)
platforms or membranes, are widely used as templates in nanoscience and nanotechnology …

Dephasing-enhanced performance in quasiperiodic thermal machines

C Chiaracane, A Purkayastha, MT Mitchison, J Goold - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Understanding and controlling quantum transport in low-dimensional systems is pivotal for
heat management at the nanoscale. One promising strategy to obtain the desired transport …