Interfaces in bulk thermoelectric materials: a review for current opinion in colloid and interface science

DL Medlin, GJ Snyder - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2009 - Elsevier
We review current progress in the understanding of interfaces in bulk thermoelectric
materials. Following a brief discussion of the mechanisms by which embedded interfaces …

Promising materials for thermoelectric applications

B Cai, H Hu, HL Zhuang, JF Li - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials can directly convert heat to electricity and vice versa. ZT (= S 2 σ
T/κ) is usually used for evaluating the performance of thermoelectric materials. Improving ZT …

Recent developments in nanostructured materials for high-performance thermoelectrics

P Vaqueiro, AV Powell - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
This highlight discusses recent trends in the search for new high-efficiency thermoelectric
materials. Thermoelectric materials offer considerable attractions in the pursuit of a more …

Composition and the thermoelectric performance of β-Zn4Sb3

ES Toberer, P Rauwel, S Gariel, J Taftø… - Journal of materials …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
β-Zn4Sb3 is a promising thermoelectric material due to the abundance of zinc and antimony
and reports of high efficiency in bulk samples. This work establishes the high temperature …

Insights into the classification of nanoinclusions of composites for thermoelectric applications

VCS Theja, V Karthikeyan, DS Assi… - ACS Applied Electronic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric composites are known for their enhanced power conversion performance via
interfacial engineering and intensified mechanical, structural, and thermal properties …

Thermal and electronic charge transport in bulk nanostructured Zr0. 25Hf0. 75NiSn composites with full-Heusler inclusions

JPA Makongo, DK Misra, JR Salvador, NJ Takas… - Journal of Solid State …, 2011 - Elsevier
Bulk Zr0. 25Hf075NiSn half-Heusler (HH) nanocomposites containing various mole fractions
of full-Heusler (FH) inclusions were prepared by solid state reaction of pre-synthesized HH …

Imprints of interfaces in thermoelectric materials

N Nandihalli - Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Contemporary thermoelectric literature is rife with material structure-related terminologies
like interfaces and grain boundaries, signaling the significance of these structures. Interfaces …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of inclusion in thermoelectric materials: The thermal stress field and the effect of inclusion on thermoelectric properties

P Wang, BL Wang, KF Wang, YJ Cui - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper analyses a two-dimensional problem in thermoelectric materials with an inclined
elliptic inclusion. We have obtained the closed-form solutions of electric current density and …

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Mg2Si by addition of TiO2 nanoparticles

D Cederkrantz, N Farahi, KA Borup… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The effects on the thermoelectric properties of Mg 2 Si when adding TiO 2 nanoparticles
have been evaluated experimentally. A batch of Mg 2 Si was prepared through direct solid …

The updated Zn–Sb phase diagram. How to make pure Zn 13 Sb 10 (“Zn 4 Sb 3”).

CWT Lo, V Svitlyk, D Chernyshov… - Dalton Transactions, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The Zn–Sb system contains two well-known thermoelectric materials, Zn1− δSb and Zn13−
δSb10 (“Zn4Sb3”), and two other phases, Zn9− δSb7 and Zn3− δSb2, stable only at high …