Thermoelectric converter: Strategies from materials to device application

Z Wu, S Zhang, Z Liu, E Mu, Z Hu - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectricity, green technology which can convert huge free thermal energy to
electricity without time and geography limitations, is vital for bright future energy to alleviate …

Review of thermoelectric generation for internal combustion engine waste heat recovery

NV Burnete, F Mariasiu, C Depcik, I Barabas… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the current emphasis on electrified vehicles, the use of internal combustion engines
(ICEs) as the main propulsion source is challenged, especially for passenger cars. Even …

Extraordinary role of Zn in enhancing thermoelectric performance of Ga-doped n-type PbTe

ZZ Luo, S Cai, S Hao, TP Bailey, Y Luo… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although Ga do** can weaken the electron phonon coupling in n-type PbTe, Ga-doped
PbTe has a relatively low carrier concentration (n) and high lattice thermal conductivity (κlat) …

Weighted mobility

GJ Snyder, AH Snyder, M Wood… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Engineering semiconductor devices requires an understanding of charge carrier mobility.
Typically, mobilities are estimated using Hall effect and electrical resistivity meausrements …

High-performance in n-type PbTe-based thermoelectric materials achieved by synergistically dynamic do** 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 …

High thermoelectric efficiency realized in SnSe crystals via structural modulation

B Qin, D Wang, T Hong, Y Wang, D Liu, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Crystalline thermoelectrics have been developed to be potential candidates for power
generation and electronic cooling, among which SnSe crystals are becoming the most …

High performance thermoelectric materials: progress and their applications

L Yang, ZG Chen, MS Dargusch… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

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 …

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 …