Advances in thermoelectric materials research: Looking back and moving forward

J He, TM Tritt - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Heat and electricity are two forms of energy that are at opposite ends of a
spectrum. Heat is ubiquitous, but with low quality, whereas electricity is versatile, but its …

Carrier grain boundary scattering in thermoelectric materials

C Hu, K ** is a way to optimize the electrical properties of semiconductors, but its
impact on the phonon structure and propagation is seldom considered properly. Here we …