Advances in the design and assembly of flexible thermoelectric device

T Cao, XL Shi, ZG Chen - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to their capabilities of solid-state conversion between heat and electricity, zero-
emission, and high flexibility, flexible thermoelectric devices (F-TEDs) have exhibited great …

Thermoelectric coolers for on-chip thermal management: materials, design, and optimization

WY Chen, XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2022 - Elsevier
Compared with traditional active cooling methods, thermoelectric coolers are more
accessible to be integrated with electronics as an effective thermal management solution …

Grain boundary re-crystallization and sub-nano regions leading to high plateau figure of merit for Bi 2 Te 3 nanoflakes

WD Liu, LC Yin, L Li, Q Yang, DZ Wang, M Li… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoengineering is an effective strategy to strengthen phonon scattering, reduce lattice
thermal conductivity and boost thermoelectric material performance. However, nanostructure …

Advancing flexible thermoelectrics for integrated electronics

XL Shi, L Wang, W Lyu, T Cao, W Chen, B Hu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
With the increasing demand for energy and the climate challenges caused by the
consumption of traditional fuels, there is an urgent need to accelerate the adoption of green …

Interstitial Cu: an effective strategy for high carrier mobility and high thermoelectric performance in GeTe

LC Yin, WD Liu, M Li, DZ Wang, H Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dense point defects can strengthen phonon scattering to reduce the lattice thermal
conductivity and induce outstanding thermoelectric performance in GeTe‐based materials …

Thermoelectrics for medical applications: Progress, challenges, and perspectives

B Hu, XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Chemical engineering journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectrics, enabling the direct conversion between heat and electrical energy, exhibit
great potentials for employing to localized power generation and refrigeration. Their unique …

Directional Thermal Diffusion Realizing Inorganic Sb2Te3/Te Hybrid Thin Films with High Thermoelectric Performance and Flexibility

M Wei, XL Shi, ZH Zheng, F Li, WD Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Inorganic films possess much higher thermoelectric performance than their organic
counterparts, but their poor flexibilities limit their practical applications. Here, Sb2Te3/Tex …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in bismuth-telluride-based thermoelectric devices: progress and challenges

T Cao, XL Shi, M Li, B Hu, W Chen, WD Liu, W Lyu… - EScience, 2023 - Elsevier
By effectively converting waste heat into electricity, thermoelectric materials and devices can
provide an alternative approach to tackle the energy crisis. Amongst thermoelectric …

Minimization of the electrical contact resistance in thin-film thermoelectric device

M Tan, WD Liu, XL Shi, Q Sun, ZG Chen - Applied Physics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
High electrical contact resistance refrains the performance of thin-film thermoelectric devices
at the demonstrative level. Here, an additional Ti contact layer is developed to minimize the …

SWCNTs/Ag2Se film with superior bending resistance and enhanced thermoelectric performance via in situ compositing

QX Hu, WD Liu, L Zhang, W Sun, H Gao, XL Shi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
High power factor contributes high power generation output while high bending resistance
extends the service life in flexible thermoelectric device. Here, we report an in situ grown 10 …