Large enhancement of thermoelectric properties in n-type PbTe via dual-site point defects

L Fu, M Yin, D Wu, W Li, D Feng, L Huang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The relatively inferior performance of n-type legs impedes the application of PbTe materials
in intermediate temperature thermoelectric devices. In order to elevate the thermoelectric …

Reduced graphene oxide-polyaniline composites—synthesis, characterization and optimization for thermoelectric applications

M Mitra, C Kulsi, K Chatterjee, K Kargupta, S Ganguly… - RSC …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) can improve the thermoelectric properties of polyaniline
(PANI) by varying its concentration in composites of rGO nanosheets and PANI. The figure of …

Magnetism-mediated thermoelectric performance of the Cr-doped bismuth telluride tetradymite

JB Vaney, SA Yamini, H Takaki, K Kobayashi… - Materials today …, 2019 - Elsevier
Enhancing the efficiency of thermoelectric materials has been practiced extensively by either
improving the power factor or reducing the lattice thermal conductivity. Magnetism, and the …

First-principles calculations to investigate structural, electronic, elastic, optical and transport properties of halide double perovskites Cs2ABF6 (AB= BiAu, AgIr, CuBi …

S Berri - Chemical Physics Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
The first-principles calculations are used for a comprehensive study of the novel halide
double perovskites by using the CASTEP code which is based on DFT. The correlational …

Research progress of p-type Fe-based skutterudite thermoelectric materials

X Tong, Z Liu, J Zhu, T Yang, Y Wang, A **a - Frontiers of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Filled skutterudite is currently one of the most promising intermediate-temperature
thermoelectric (TE) materials, having good thermoelectric transport performance and …

Modelling of segmented high-performance thermoelectric generators with effects of thermal radiation, electrical and thermal contact resistances

Z Ouyang, D Li - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
In this study, segmented thermoelectric generators (TEGs) have been simulated with various
state-of-the-art TE materials spanning a wide temperature range, from 300 K up to 1000 K …

Subtle roles of Sb and S in regulating the thermoelectric properties of n‐type PbTe to high performance

G Tan, CC Stoumpos, S Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A high ZT (thermoelectric figure of merit) of≈ 1.4 at 900 K for n‐type PbTe is reported,
through modifying its electrical and thermal properties by incorporating Sb and S …

High thermoelectric performance in supersaturated solid solutions and nanostructured n‐type PbTe–GeTe

ZZ Luo, X Zhang, X Hua, G Tan… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sb‐doped and GeTe‐alloyed n‐type thermoelectric materials that show an excellent figure
of merit ZT in the intermediate temperature range (400–800 K) are reported. The synergistic …

Discordant nature of Cd in PbSe: off-centering and core–shell nanoscale CdSe precipitates lead to high thermoelectric performance

S Cai, S Hao, ZZ Luo, X Li, I Hadar, TP Bailey… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a novel hierarchical microstructure in the PbSe–CdSe system, which collectively
contributes to significant enhancement in thermoelectric performance, with ZTave∼ 0.83 …

Enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type PbTe through introducing PbSe by a fast preparation method

W Zhang, Z Zhou, Y Yang, Y Zheng, B Wei, JL Lan… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
N-type PbTe-based materials exhibit promising thermoelectric performance around 600–
900 K, while the near room-temperature thermoelectric performance still needs to be …