Nanostructural thermoelectric materials and their performance

2018, Volume 12, Issue 1

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Frontiers in Energy >> 2018, Volume 12, Issue 1 doi: 10.1007/s11708-018-0543-5

Nanostructural thermoelectric materials and their performance

School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Centre for Advanced Thermal Control Material and System Integration (ATCMSI), Guangzhou 510275, China

Accepted: 2018-02-07 Available online: 2018-03-08

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Abstract

In this review, an attempt was made to introduce the traditional concepts and materials in thermoelectric application and the recent development in searching high-performance thermoelectric materials. Due to the use of nanostructural engineering, thermoelectric materials with a high figure of merit are designed, leading to their blooming application in the energy field. One dimensional nanotubes and nanoribbons, two-dimensional planner structures, nanocomposites, and heterostructures were summarized. In addition, the state-of-the-art theoretical calculation in the prediction of thermoelectric materials was also reviewed, including the molecular dynamics (MD), Boltzmann transport equation, and non-equilibrium Green’s function. The combination of experimental fabrication and first-principles prediction significantly promotes the discovery of new promising candidates in the thermoelectric field.

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nanostructural ; low-dimensional ; thermoelectric material ; figure of merit ; first-principles

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