Low-Cost Magnesium-Based Thermoelectric Materials: Progress, Challenges, and Enhancements

Z Zhang, M Gurtaran, H Dong - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
Magnesium-based thermoelectric (TE) materials have attracted considerable interest due to
their high ZT values, coupled with their low cost, widespread availability, nontoxicity, and low …

Interfacial advances yielding high efficiencies for thermoelectric devices

W Wu, GK Ren, X Chen, Y Liu, Z Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of thermoelectric (TE) applications is promising due to great advances
achieved in recent decades; however, some limitations still exist in the implementation of TE …

Interface Engineering Boosting High Power Density and Conversion Efficiency in Mg2Sn0.75Ge0.25‐Based Thermoelectric Devices

X Wu, Y Lin, C Liu, Z Han, H Li, Y Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrode contact interfaces for practical thermoelectric (TE) devices require high bonding
strength, low specific contact resistivity, and superb stability. Herein, the state‐of‐the‐art …

Eco-friendly high-performance silicide thermoelectric materials

W Liu, K Yin, Q Zhang, C Uher… - National Science …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Silicide-based thermoelectrics are examples of cost-efficient and environmentally friendly
new energy materials, which can be used for power-generation applications in the range of …

Understanding oxidation resistance of half-Heusler alloys for in-air high temperature sustainable thermoelectric generators

HB Kang, U Saparamadu… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
High temperature waste heat recovery has gained tremendous interest to generate useful
electricity while reducing the harmful impact on the environment. Thermoelectric (TE) solid …

High efficiency Mg 2 (Si, Sn)-based thermoelectric materials: scale-up synthesis, functional homogeneity, and thermal stability

N Farahi, C Stiewe, DYN Truong, J de Boor, E Müller - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Considering the need for large quantities of high efficiency thermoelectric materials for
industrial applications, a scalable synthesis method for high performance magnesium …

A study of interfacial electrical contact resistances of thermoelectric generators for hypersonic vehicles by experimental measurements and two-scale numerical …

G Gao, D Li, JJ Gou, CL Gong, SM Li - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
An enormous amount of aerodynamic heat is produced on the surface of hypersonic
vehicles, and the thermoelectric generator (TEG) technique holds the potential to convert …

On the role of Mg content in Mg2 (Si, Sn): Assessing its impact on electronic transport and estimating the phase width by in situ characterization and modelling

A Sankhla, H Kamila, H Naithani, E Mueller… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Carrier transport in Mg 2 Si 1-x Sn x thermoelectrics was experimentally found to be
highly sensitive to high temperature heat treatment and in particular the role of the precise …

Instability Mechanism in Thermoelectric Mg2(Si,Sn) and the Role of Mg Diffusion at Room Temperature

A Duparchy, R Deshpande, A Sankhla, S Ghosh… - Small …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mg2 (Si, Sn) shows great promise as thermoelectric material as it is made from non‐toxic,
abundant, and cost‐effective elements offering high performance. This has been …

Negative Enthalpy Delivering Improved Thermal Stability for Mg2Sn-based Thermoelectric Power Generator

X Wu, C Ye, Y Wang, Z Liao, W Zhang, W Liu - Acta Materialia, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermal stability is crucial for the thermoelectric power generation device, but it has not yet
gotten enough attention. Herein, we propose the negative enthalpy strategy to improve …