Advanced thermoelectric design: from materials and structures to devices

XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The long-standing popularity of thermoelectric materials has contributed to the creation of
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …

Conducting polymer-based flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: from mechanisms to applications

S Xu, XL Shi, M Dargusch, C Di, J Zou… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conducting polymers have drawn considerable attention in the field of wearable and
implantable thermoelectric devices due to their unique advantages, including availability …

A solvothermal synthetic environmental design for high‐performance SnSe‐based thermoelectric materials

XL Shi, WD Liu, M Li, Q Sun, SD Xu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
SnSe is challenging to use in thermoelectric devices due to difficulties in simultaneously
optimizing its thermoelectric and mechanical properties. Here, the authors show a unique …

Fiber-based thermoelectrics for solid, portable, and wearable electronics

XL Shi, WY Chen, T Zhang, J Zou… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With the growing demand for solid, portable, and wearable electronics, exploring recyclable
and stable charging and cooling techniques is of significance. Fiber-based thermoelectrics …

High‐performance GeTe‐based thermoelectrics: from materials to devices

WD Liu, DZ Wang, Q Liu, W Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance GeTe‐based thermoelectrics have been recently attracting growing
research interest. Here, an overview is presented of the structural and electronic band …

SrTiO3-based thermoelectrics: Progress and challenges

XL Shi, H Wu, Q Liu, W Zhou, S Lu, Z Shao… - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermoelectrics, enabling the direct energy conversion between electricity and heat, provide
alternatives for conventional power generation and refrigeration with considerable …

High‐performance thermoelectric SnSe: aqueous synthesis, innovations, and challenges

XL Shi, X Tao, J Zou, ZG Chen - Advanced Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tin selenide (SnSe) is one of the most promising candidates to realize environmentally
friendly, cost‐effective, and high‐performance thermoelectrics, derived from its outstanding …

Wearable fiber-based thermoelectrics from materials to applications

WY Chen, XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermoelectrics, enabling direct converting between heat and electricity, have become one
of the most promising techniques for the realization of energy-saving and environmental …

Thermoelectric generators: alternative power supply for wearable electrocardiographic systems

M Dargusch, WD Liu, ZG Chen - Advanced Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research interest in the development of real‐time monitoring of personal health indicators
using wearable electrocardiographic systems has intensified in recent years. New advanced …

Slowing down the heat in thermoelectrics

B Qin, D Wang, LD Zhao - InfoMat, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Heat transport has various applications in solid materials. In particular, the thermoelectric
technology provides an alternative approach to traditional methods for waste heat recovery …