2019/02/10 by Davide Donadio · 8 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices #Efficient energy use #Energy (signal processing) #Nanowire Synthesis and Applications #Perspective (graphical) #Power (physics) #Semiconductor materials and interfaces #Thermoelectric effect #Thermoelectric materials #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.cogsc.2019.02.001
published in Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 17, 35-41 (Elsevier BV) · 2 figures
openalex publication_date 2019/02/10 · arxiv created 2019/02/13 · arxiv updated 2019/02/14 · openalex created_date 2019/02/21 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Thermoelectric devices convert temperature gradients into electrical power and vice versa, thus enabling energy scavenging from waste heat, sensing and cooling. Yet, many of these attractive applications are hindered by the limited efficiency of thermoelectric materials, especially in the low temperature regime. This review provides a summary of the recent advances in the design of new efficient silicon--based thermoelectric materials through nanostructuring, alloying and chemical optimization, emphasizing the contribution from theory and atomistic modeling.