Nanomaterials by severe plastic deformation: review of historical developments and recent advances
Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is effective in producing bulk ultrafine-grained and
nanostructured materials with large densities of lattice defects. This field, also known as …
nanostructured materials with large densities of lattice defects. This field, also known as …
Advances in thermoelectric materials research: Looking back and moving forward
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 …
spectrum. Heat is ubiquitous, but with low quality, whereas electricity is versatile, but its …
Compromise and synergy in high‐efficiency thermoelectric materials
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 …
Novel concepts and paradigms are described here that have emerged, targeting superior TE …
Thermoelectric converter: Strategies from materials to device application
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 …
electricity without time and geography limitations, is vital for bright future energy to alleviate …
High performance thermoelectric materials: progress and their applications
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 …
can improve fuel efficiency, as well as providing robust alternative energy supply in multiple …
Thermoelectric devices: a review of devices, architectures, and contact optimization
In recent years, the substantially improved performance of thermoelectric (TE) materials has
attracted considerable interest in studying the potential applications of the TE technique …
attracted considerable interest in studying the potential applications of the TE technique …
Convergence of multi-valley bands as the electronic origin of high thermoelectric performance in CoSb3 skutterudites
Filled skutterudites R x Co4Sb12 are excellent n-type thermoelectric materials owing to their
high electronic mobility and high effective mass, combined with low thermal conductivity …
high electronic mobility and high effective mass, combined with low thermal conductivity …
Producing bulk ultrafine-grained materials by severe plastic deformation: ten years later
It is now well established that the processing of bulk solids through the application of severe
plastic deformation (SPD) leads to exceptional grain refinement to the submicrometer or …
plastic deformation (SPD) leads to exceptional grain refinement to the submicrometer or …
Recent advances in high-performance bulk thermoelectric materials
X Shi, L Chen, C Uher - International Materials Reviews, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Thermoelectric (TE) materials facilitate direct heat-to-electricity conversion. The performance
of a TE material is characterised by its figure of merit zT (= S 2 σT/κ) that depends on both …
of a TE material is characterised by its figure of merit zT (= S 2 σT/κ) that depends on both …
On the tuning of electrical and thermal transport in thermoelectrics: an integrated theory–experiment perspective
During the last two decades, we have witnessed great progress in research on
thermoelectrics. There are two primary focuses. One is the fundamental understanding of …
thermoelectrics. There are two primary focuses. One is the fundamental understanding of …