Thermoelectric power generators and coolers have many advantages over conventional
refrigerators and power generators such as solid-state operation, compact design, vast …

Hot charge carriers (HC) are photoexcited electrons and holes that exist in nonequilibrium
high-energy states of photoactive materials. Prolonged cooling time and rapid extraction are …

Cyclical heat engines are a paradigm of classical thermodynamics, but are impractical for
miniaturization because they rely on moving parts. A more recent concept is particle …

We investigate the efficiency of power generation by thermochemical engines. For strong
coupling between the particle and heat flows and in the presence of a left-right symmetry in …

We identify the operational conditions for maximum power of a nanothermoelectric engine
consisting of a single quantum level embedded between two leads at different temperatures …

Copper sulfide has received wide attention as a potential thermoelectric material with high
performance and abundant resource. While the liquid-like Cu ions play an important role for …

The paper predicts a giant thermoelectric coefficient in a nanostructure consisting of metallic
electrodes periodically patterned over graphene, which is deposited on a silicon dioxide …

Low-dimensional electronic systems in thermoelectrics have the potential to achieve high
thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency. A key measure of performance is the …

Advances in nanofabrication, characterization tools, and the drive to commercialize
nanotechnology products have contributed to the significant increase in research on …

Quantum dots are model systems for quantum thermoelectric behavior because of their
ability to control and measure the effects of electron-energy filtering and quantum …