Nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future challenge
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Article Title | Nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future challenge |
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ERA Journal ID | 17497 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Chen, Zhi-Gang (Author), Han, Guang (Author), Yang, Lei (Author), Cheng, Lina (Author) and Zou, Jin (Author) |
Journal Title | Progress in Natural Science: communication of state key laboratories of China |
Journal Citation | 22 (6), pp. 535-549 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1002-0071 |
1745-5391 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2012.11.011 |
Web Address (URL) | http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1002007112001384/1-s2.0-S1002007112001384-main.pdf?_tid=ada5ce26-50b5-11e7-b81f-00000aacb360&acdnat=1497412869_3faa1217d823e165c820a41915be5113 |
Abstract | Production and hosting by Elsevier Ltd.The field of thermoelectrics has long been recognized as a potentially transformative power generation technology and the field is now growing steadily due to their ability to convert heat directly into electricity and to develop cost-effective, pollution-free forms of energy conversion. Of various types of thermoelectric materials, nanostructured materials have shown the most promise for commercial use because of their extraordinary thermoelectric performances. This article aims to summarize the present progress of nanostructured thermoelectrics and intends to understand and explain the underpinnings of the innovative breakthroughs in the last decade or so. We believed that recent achievements will augur the possibility for thermoelectric power generation and cooling, and discuss several future directions which could lead to new exciting next generation of nanostructured thermoelectrics. |
Keywords | nanostructured thermoelectric materials; power generation; thermoelectrics |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 340399. Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q418w/nanostructured-thermoelectric-materials-current-research-and-future-challenge
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