THERMOELECTRIC COMPLEX MATERIALS

Khojimatov Islombek Turg‘unboy o‘g‘li

Authors

Khojimatov Islombek Turg‘unboy o‘g‘li

Keywords:

thermopower, coolers, energy, thermoelectric generators, efficiency.

Abstract

Thermoelectric materials, which can be utilized as solid-state Peltier coolers or to produce power from waste heat, may be crucial to a worldwide sustainable energy solution. Finding materials with greater thermoelectric efficiency than those now on the market is necessary for such a development, but this is difficult due to the contradictory combination of material properties needed. However, a new era of complicated thermoelectric materials is emerging due to contemporary synthesis and characterization methods, especially for nanoscale materials. We examine current developments in the sector, emphasizing methods for enhancing thermopower and lowering thermal conductivity.

References

Rowe, D. M. (ed.) CRC Handbook of &ermoelectrics (CRC, Boca Raton, 1995). 2. Matsubara, K. in International Conference on &ermoelectrics 418–423 (2002).

DiSalvo, F. J. !ermoelectric cooling and power generation. Science 285, 703–706 (1999).

Rowe, D. M. (ed.) CRC Handbook of &ermoelectrics: Macro to Nano (CRC, Boca Raton, 2005).

Dresselhaus, M. S. et al. New directions for low-dimensional thermoelectric materials. Adv. Mater. 19, 1043–1053 (2007).

Chen, G., Dresselhaus, M. S., Dresselhaus, G., Fleurial, J. P. & Caillat, T. Recent developments in thermoelectric materials. Int. Mater. Rev. 48, 45–66 (2003).

Uher, C. in &ermoelectric Materials Research I (ed. Tritt, T.) 139–253 (Semiconductors and Semimetals Series 69, Elsevier, 2001).

Nolas, G. S., Poon, J. & Kanatzidis, M. Recent developments in bulk thermoelectric materials. Mater. Res. Soc. Bull. 31, 199–205 (2006).

Kauzlarich, S. M., Brown, S. R. & Snyder, G. J. Zintl phases for thermoelectric devices. Dalton Trans. 2099–2107 (2007).