Strategies and Prospects for High-Performance Te-Free Thermoelectric Materials
Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory · Materials Technologies (United States) · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Thermoelectric materials hold great potential for direct conversion of ubiquitous waste heat into electricity. However, their commercialization is hindered by low efficiency, reliance on rare and expensive Te, and limited stability under operating conditions. This review explores recent advances in novel strategies for achieving high thermoelectric performance and stability in Te-free inorganic bulk materials. First, we discuss diverse innovative techniques aimed at substantially enhancing electrical transport properties. These methods encompass strategies such as charge carrier engineering, band convergence, band inversion, valley anisotropy, multiband synglisis, and the incorporation of resonant levels or…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 29.45
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 453
Authors
4- HMHongwei Ming
Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory
- ZLZhong‐Zhen LuoCorresponding
Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory, Materials Technologies (United States), Fuzhou University
- ZZZhigang Zou
Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory, Materials Technologies (United States), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Fuzhou University, Nanjing University
- MGMercouri G. KanatzidisCorresponding
Topics & keywords
- Chemistry
- Thermoelectric effect
- Thermoelectric materials
- Nanotechnology
- Engineering physics
- Thermodynamics
Funding
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaAwards: 52472191, 52102218
- NSNatural Science Foundation of Fujian ProvinceAwards: 2024J08290, 2021J01594
- NKNational Key Research and Development Program of ChinaAward: 2020YFA0710303
- BEBasic Energy SciencesAward: DE-SC0024256
- FSFujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of ChinaAwards: 2021ZZ127, 2023RC103