Advances in thermoelectric materials research: Looking back and moving forward

J He, TM Tritt - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Heat and electricity are two forms of energy that are at opposite ends of a
spectrum. Heat is ubiquitous, but with low quality, whereas electricity is versatile, but its …

Compromise and synergy in high‐efficiency thermoelectric materials

T Zhu, Y Liu, C Fu, JP Heremans, JG Snyder… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The past two decades have witnessed the rapid growth of thermoelectric (TE) research.
Novel concepts and paradigms are described here that have emerged, targeting superior TE …

Dense dislocations enable high-performance PbSe thermoelectric at low-medium temperatures

L Xu, Y ** and energy filtering
HT Liu, Q Sun, Y Zhong, Q Deng, L Gan, FL Lv, XL Shi… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of n-type high-performance PbTe thermoelectric materials for matching its
p-type counterparts is an urgent matter to expand its practical applications. Here, we …

The development and impact of tin selenide on thermoelectrics

B Qin, MG Kanatzidis, LD Zhao - Science, 2024 - science.org
Thermoelectric technology experienced rapid development over the past 20 years, with the
most promising applications being in both power generation and active cooling. Among …

Rationally designing high-performance bulk thermoelectric materials

G Tan, LD Zhao, MG Kanatzidis - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
There has been a renaissance of interest in exploring highly efficient thermoelectric
materials as a possible route to address the worldwide energy generation, utilization, and …

Advances in thermoelectrics

J Mao, Z Liu, J Zhou, H Zhu, Q Zhang, G Chen… - Advances in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Thermoelectric generators, capable of directly converting heat into electricity, hold great
promise for tackling the ever-increasing energy sustainability issue. The thermoelectric …

Thermoelectric silver‐based chalcogenides

SY Tee, D Ponsford, CL Lay, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Heat is abundantly available from various sources including solar irradiation, geothermal
energy, industrial processes, automobile exhausts, and from the human body and other …