Thermoelectric (TE) materials have the capability of converting heat into electricity, which
can improve fuel efficiency, as well as providing robust alternative energy supply in multiple …

Thermoelectric materials are crucial in renewable energy conversion technologies to solve
the global energy crisis. They have been proven to be suitable for high-end technological …

In this study, a series of Ge1–x Mn x Te (x= 0–0.21) compounds were prepared by a melting–
quenching–annealing process combined with spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effect of …

Thermoelectric materials can be used in direct conversion of heat to electricity and vice
versa. The past decade has witnessed the rapid growth of thermoelectric research, targeting …

Driven by the ability to harvest waste heat into reusable electricity and the exclusive role of
serving as the power generator for deep spacecraft, intensive endeavors are dedicated to …

A high thermoelectric power factor not only enables a potentially high figure of merit ZT but
also leads to a large output power density, and hence it is pivotal to find an effective route to …

BiCuSeO oxyselenides have recently acquired ever-increasing attention and have been
extensively studied as very promising thermoelectric materials. The ZT of the BiCuSeO …

From an environmental perspective, lead-free SnTe would be preferable for solid-state
waste heat recovery if its thermoelectric figure-of-merit could be brought close to that of the …

The coupling nature of thermoelectric properties determines that optimizing the Fermi level
is the priority to achieve a net increase in thermoelectric performance. Conventionally, the …

Bismuth telluride has been the only thermoelectric material with thermoelectric figure-of-
merit (ZT) of 1–1.5 in the temperature range of 20 and 150° C since its discovery in 1950s. It …