Thermoelectric materials can be potentially employed in solid-state devices that harvest
waste heat and convert it to electrical power, thereby improving the efficiency of fuel …

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 …

Bismuth telluride is the working material for most Peltier cooling devices and thermoelectric
generators. This is because Bi2Te3 (or more precisely its alloys with Sb2Te3 for p‐type and …

Lead chalcogenides have long been used for space‐based and thermoelectric remote
power generation applications, but recent discoveries have revealed a much greater …

Mg 2 Si and Mg 2 Sn are indirect band gap semiconductors with two low-lying conduction
bands (the lower mass and higher mass bands) that have their respective band edges …

In recent years, the substantially improved performance of thermoelectric (TE) materials has
attracted considerable interest in studying the potential applications of the TE technique …

Magnesium-based energy materials, which combine promising energy-related functional
properties with low cost, environmental compatibility and high availability, have been …

Waste-heat recovery with thermoelectric power generators can improve energy efficiency
and provide distributed electricity generation. New thermoelectric materials and material …

This paper presents tables of key thermoelectric properties, which define thermoelectric
conversion efficiency, for a wide range of inorganic materials. The twelve families of …

Interest in thermoelectrics for waste-heat recovery and localized cooling has flourished in
recent years, but questions about cost and scalability remain unanswered. This work …