Defect engineering in thermoelectric materials: what have we learned?

Y Zheng, TJ Slade, L Hu, XY Tan, Y Luo… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric energy conversion is an all solid-state technology that relies on exceptional
semiconductor materials that are generally optimized through sophisticated strategies …

Multifunctional wearable thermoelectrics for personal thermal management

L Li, WD Liu, Q Liu, ZG Chen - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the ever‐increasing demand for wearable electronics and energy‐saving technologies,
self‐powered thermoelectric personal thermal management (PTM) has attracted extensive …

Thermoelectric materials and transport physics

N Jia, J Cao, XY Tan, J Dong, H Liu, CKI Tan, J Xu… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermoelectrics is attractive as a green and sustainable way for harnessing waste heat and
cooling applications. Designing high performance thermoelectrics involves navigating the …

Additive manufacturing of thermoelectrics: emerging trends and outlook

D Zhang, WYS Lim, SSF Duran, XJ Loh… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Additive manufacturing (AM) has progressed rapidly in recent years, thanks to its versatility
in printing complex and intricate shapes. Very recently, it has also been making inroads into …

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using N-doped ZnO/carbon dot (N-ZnO/CD) nanocomposites derived from organic soybean

DG Ayu, S Gea, Andriayani, DJ Telaumbanua… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study reports on successful synthesis of carbon dots (CDs), nitrogen-doped zinc oxide
(N-ZnO), and N-ZnO/CD nanocomposites as photocatalysts for degradation of methylene …

High thermoelectric performance enabled by convergence of nested conduction bands in Pb7Bi4Se13 with low thermal conductivity

L Hu, YW Fang, F Qin, X Cao, X Zhao, Y Luo… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Thermoelectrics enable waste heat recovery, holding promises in relieving energy and
environmental crisis. Lillianite materials have been long-term ignored due to low …

Designing good compatibility factor in segmented Bi0. 5Sb1. 5Te3–GeTe thermoelectrics for high power conversion efficiency

J Cao, XY Tan, N Jia, J Zheng, SW Chien, HK Ng… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, thermoelectrics have progressed in leaps and bounds led by
advancements in their physical understanding and design. Figure of merit zT exceeding 2 …

Upcycling silicon photovoltaic waste into thermoelectrics

J Cao, Y Sim, XY Tan, J Zheng, SW Chien… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Two decades after the rapid expansion of photovoltaics, the number of solar panels
reaching end‐of‐life is increasing. While precious metals such as silver and copper are …

Simultaneously achieving high ZT and mechanical hardness in highly alloyed GeTe with symmetric nanodomains

DZ Wang, WD Liu, M Li, LC Yin, H Gao, Q Sun… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
For the application of thermoelectric materials, high figure-of-merit, ZT, endows them high
energy conversion efficiency, while robust mechanical hardness makes them tolerable to a …

Integrating recyclable polymers into thermoelectric devices for green electronics

J Zheng, SFD Solco, CJE Wong, SA Sia… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Electronic waste (e-waste) recycling is one of the central frameworks of the circular
economy. However, most e-wastes consist of both organic and inorganic components, which …