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 …

A comprehensive review on Bi2Te3‐based thin films: Thermoelectrics and beyond

X Tang, Z Li, W Liu, Q Zhang… - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bi2Te3‐based materials are not only the most important and widely used room temperature
thermoelectric (TE) materials but are also canonical examples of topological insulators in …

Strong charge carrier scattering at grain boundaries of PbTe caused by the collapse of metavalent bonding

R Wu, Y Yu, S Jia, C Zhou, O Cojocaru-Mirédin… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Grain boundaries (GBs) play a significant role in controlling the transport of mass, heat and
charge. To unravel the mechanisms underpinning the charge carrier scattering at GBs …

Novel Thermal Diffusion Temperature Engineering Leading to High Thermoelectric Performance in Bi2Te3‐Based Flexible Thin‐Films

DW Ao, WD Liu, YX Chen, M Wei, B Jabar… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Flexible Bi2Te3‐based thermoelectric devices can function as power generators for
powering wearable electronics or chip‐sensors for internet‐of‐things. However, the …

Approach to determine the density‐of‐states effective mass with carrier concentration‐dependent Seebeck coefficient

KH Lee, S Kim, JC Lim, JY Cho… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Band engineering is an effective strategy to improve the electronic transport properties of
semiconductors. In thermoelectric materials research, density‐of‐states effective mass is an …

High ZT in p-type thermoelectric (Bi, Sb) 2 Te 3 with built-in nanopores

HL Zhuang, H Hu, J Pei, B Su, JW Li, Y Jiang… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Peltier devices utilizing thermoelectric (TE) materials are expected to be used for precise
temperature management in 5G and next-generation communication technologies. This …

Chalcogenide thermoelectrics empowered by an unconventional bonding mechanism

Y Yu, M Cagnoni, O Cojocaru‐Mirédin… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric materials have attracted significant research interest in recent decades due
to their promising application potential in interconverting heat and electricity. Unfortunately …

Thermoelectric performance enhancement in BiSbTe alloy by microstructure modulation via cyclic spark plasma sintering with liquid phase

HL Zhuang, J Pei, B Cai, J Dong, H Hu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread application of thermoelectric (TE) technology demands high‐performance
materials, which has stimulated unceasing efforts devoted to the performance enhancement …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of grain boundaries in thermoelectric transports

F Zhang, D Wu, J He - Materials Lab, 2022 - matlab.labapress.com
Grain boundary scattering was long recognized and widely utilized to regulate the transports
of charge carriers and phonons in thermoelectric materials; nevertheless, the understanding …

Thermoelectric generator: materials and applications in wearable health monitoring sensors and internet of things devices

MN Hasan, M Nafea, N Nayan… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable sensors and biomedical devices have attracted a great deal of attention among
users. Despite technological advancements in this field, a mixture of both progress and …