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 …

Progress and perspectives of thin film kesterite photovoltaic technology: a critical review

S Giraldo, Z Jehl, M Placidi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The latest progress and future perspectives of thin film photovoltaic kesterite technology are
reviewed herein. Kesterite is currently the most promising emerging fully inorganic thin film …

Compound copper chalcogenide nanocrystals

C Coughlan, M Ibanez, O Dobrozhan, A Singh… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Lattice dynamics and thermoelectric properties of diamondoid materials

H **e, LD Zhao, MG Kanatzidis - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The diamondoid compounds are a large family of important semiconductors, which possess
various unique transport properties and had been widely investigated in the fields of …

Review of experimental approaches for improving zT of thermoelectric materials

Z Ma, J Wei, P Song, M Zhang, L Yang, J Ma… - Materials Science in …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past years, various work has been devoted to improving the thermoelectric figure of
merit zT, and remarkable advances have been achieved. In 2019, an abnormal zT value …

Routes for high-performance thermoelectric materials

X Zhou, Y Yan, X Lu, H Zhu, X Han, G Chen, Z Ren - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials can be used in direct conversion of heat to electricity and vice
versa. The past decade has witnessed the rapid growth of thermoelectric research, targeting …

A review on nanostructures of high-temperature thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery

R Ovik, BD Long, MC Barma, M Riaz, MFM Sabri… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Alternative renewable energy sources are immensely important in view of the increase in
worldwide energy needs and environmental effects. The thermoelectric (TE) technology is …

A review on the enhancement of figure of merit from bulk to nano-thermoelectric materials

H Alam, S Ramakrishna - Nano energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Thermal management and energy crisis have been two major problems in this 21st century.
The thermoelectric concept is seen as a perfect solution for the both issues provided its …

Ternary and quaternary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals: synthesis, properties and applications

D Aldakov, A Lefrançois, P Reiss - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We review the field of multinary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals, which has gained strongly
increasing interest in the quest for novel narrow band gap semiconductors. Small (2–4 nm) …

Cu-based thermoelectric materials

P Qiu, X Shi, L Chen - Energy Storage Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric technology has the ability to realize direct conversion between heat and
electricity. Compared to the traditional refrigeration and energy generation technologies …