A review on synthesis, structural properties and applications of metal oxide-based thin film thermoelectric materials

TR Bhandari, RP Bhattarai, R Adhikari - Journal of Materials Science, 2024 - Springer
The thin film thermoelectric (TE) materials with higher values of the figure of merit are of
special interest due to their promising applications. In this regard, metal oxide thin films are …

Synergistic effect of concentration and annealing on structural, mechanical, and room-temperature thermoelectric properties of n-type Ga-doped ZnO films

AS Lemine, J Bhadra, A Popelka, RA Shakoor… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of Ga-doped Zinc Oxide (GZO) films from nontoxic, abundant elements
using a cost-effective and scalable approach is crucial for the profitability and sustainability …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Ni and Mn dopant on thermoelectric power generation performance of ZnO nanostructures synthesized via hydrothermal method

U ur Rehman, K ul Sahar, K Mahmood… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, we have presented a low-cost hydrothermal approach to enhance the
thermoelectric performance of ZnO nanostructures via modulation do**. For this purpose …

Performance study on optical splitting film-based spectral splitting concentrated photovoltaic/thermal applications under concentrated solar irradiation

L Huaxu, W Fuqiang, C Ziming, S Yong, L Bo, P Yuzhai - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Optical splitting film-based spectral splitting concentrated photovoltaic thermal system
(CPV/T) utilises the full spectrum of sunlight to obtain more useful energy and enables the …

Improved thermoelectric performance of Al and Sn doped ZnO nano particles by the engineering of secondary phases

J Jacob, U Rehman, K Mahmood, A Ali, K Mehboob… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Controlling the generation of secondary phases is crucial to enhance the thermoelectric
performance of any material. In this manuscript, we have demonstrated the modulation of …

Criteria for erroneous substrate contribution to the thermoelectric performance of thin films

A Riss, M Stöger, M Parzer, F Garmroudi… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Thermoelectric materials have attracted considerable interest for energy applications such
as waste-heat recovery and energy harvesting to power Internet-of-things sensors. In recent …

Modulation of secondary phases in hydrothermally grown zinc oxide nanostructures by varying the Cu dopant concentration for enhanced thermo power

U Rehman, J Jacob, A Mahmood, K Mahmood… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we have successfully controlled the number of secondary phases in Zinc Oxide
(ZnO) nano-structures by changing the concentration of Copper (Cu) atoms. Zinc Copper …

Improving the thermoelectric performance of hydrothermally synthesized FeS2 nanoparticles by post sulfurization

U Rehman, J Jacob, K Mahmood, A Ali, A Ashfaq… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, we have synthesized the FeS 2 nanoparticles by a simple hydrothermal
method. Post sulfurization of the synthesized nanoparticles for different time durations (30 …

Investigating the thermoelectric power generation performance of ZnCuO: A p-type mixed-metal oxide system

HT Ali, M Amami, U Rehman, K Mahmood… - Journal of Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric power generation performance of ZnCuO nanostructures is enhanced by
varying the concentration of Cu atoms. This is tested by growing samples of ZnCuO by …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous enhancement of Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity in ZnSnO by the engineering of grain boundaries using post annealing

J Jacob, U Rehman, K Mahmood, A Ali, A Ashfaq… - Physics Letters A, 2021 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, we have reported the simultaneous enhancement in Seebeck coefficient
and electrical conductivity by controlling the density and size of the grains. The grain …