A review on silicide-based materials: thermoelectric and mechanical properties

G Kim, H Shin, J Lee, W Lee - Metals and Materials International, 2021 - Springer
Silicide-based thermoelectric (TE) materials are promising candidates for automotive TE
generators, which can collect wasted heat and convert it into electricity. Adequate strategies …

Magnetoelectric coupling and thermoelectric behaviors in Ni-doped CuCrO2 crystallites

JS PK, M Shah, PP Pradyumnan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel and effective approach to improve thermoelectric conversion efficiency is of utmost
importance for its commercial viability. The increased ferromagnetism caused by the Ni …

Minority carrier blocking to enhance the thermoelectric figure of merit in narrow-band-gap semiconductors

JH Bahk, A Shakouri - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
We present detailed theoretical predictions on the enhancement of the thermoelectric figure
of merit by minority carrier blocking with heterostructure barriers in bulk narrow-band-gap …

Critical analysis of single band modeling of thermoelectric materials

H Naithani, T Dasgupta - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2019 - ACS Publications
Study of the electronic band structure of thermoelectric (TE) materials is fundamental to both
its understanding and further development. Currently theoretical models which assume a …

Eco-friendly high-performance silicide thermoelectric materials

W Liu, K Yin, Q Zhang, C Uher… - National Science …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Silicide-based thermoelectrics are examples of cost-efficient and environmentally friendly
new energy materials, which can be used for power-generation applications in the range of …

High Thermoelectric Performance in Mg2(Si0.3Sn0.7) by Enhanced Phonon Scattering

GK Goyal, S Mukherjee, RC Mallik, S Vitta… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Owing to the high thermoelectric (TE) conversion efficiency, low cost, and environmental
friendliness Mg2Si0. 3Sn0. 7 solid solution has emerged as the material of choice for the n …

Perspective on Crystal Structures, Synthetic Methods, and New Directions in Thermoelectric Materials

M González‐Barrios, M Tabuyo‐Martínez… - Small …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This review explores the state‐of‐the‐art of thermoelectric materials, covering different
crystalline structures and material families (eg, chalcogenides, Zintl phases, skutterudites …

The p-type Mg 2 Li x Si 0.4 Sn 0.6 thermoelectric materials synthesized by a B 2 O 3 encapsulation method using Li 2 CO 3 as the do** agent

P Gao, JD Davis, VV Poltavets… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper presents a facile synthetic procedure for p-type Mg2Si0. 4Sn0. 6 thermoelectric
material. The B2O3 encapsulation method was used for synthesis, and Li2CO3 was used as …

Fabrication and testing of Mg2Si1-xSnx based thermoelectric generator module

GK Goyal, T Dasgupta - Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Mg 2 Si 1-x Sn x solid solutions have been of great interest for the advantages they
hold as prospective thermoelectric (TE) materials. Despite this, the development of …

Dopant induced band convergence leading to high thermoelectric power factor in Mg2Sn

B Agrawal, J de Boor, T Dasgupta - Materials Today Physics, 2024 - Elsevier
Band convergence is a common technique for enhancing the power factor of thermoelectric
(TE) materials. This is usually achieved by solid solution formation in compounds having …