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Inorganic thermoelectric materials: a review

Thermoelectric generator, which converts heat into electrical energy, has great potential to power portable devices. Nevertheless, the efficiency of a thermoelectric generator suffers due to inefficient thermoelectric material performance. In the last two decades, the performance of inorganic thermo...

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Main Authors:	Hasan, M. N., Wahid, H., Nayan, N., Mohamed Ali, M. S.
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Published:	John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 2020
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87323/ http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.5313
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spelling	my.utm.873232020-10-31T12:29:53Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87323/ Inorganic thermoelectric materials: a review Hasan, M. N. Wahid, H. Nayan, N. Mohamed Ali, M. S. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Thermoelectric generator, which converts heat into electrical energy, has great potential to power portable devices. Nevertheless, the efficiency of a thermoelectric generator suffers due to inefficient thermoelectric material performance. In the last two decades, the performance of inorganic thermoelectric materials has been significantly advanced through rigorous efforts and novel techniques. In this review, major issues and recent advancements that are associated with the efficiency of inorganic thermoelectric materials are encapsulated. In addition, miscellaneous optimization strategies, such as band engineering, energy filtering, modulation doping, and low dimensional materials to improve the performance of inorganic thermoelectric materials are reported. The methodological reviews and analyses showed that all these techniques have significantly enhanced the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and reduced the thermal conductivity, consequently, improved ZT value to 2.42, 2.6, and 1.85 for near-room, medium, and high temperature inorganic thermoelectric material, respectively. Moreover, this review also focuses on the performance of silicon nanowires and their common fabrication techniques, which have the potential for thermoelectric power generation. Finally, the key outcomes along with future directions from this review are discussed at the end of this article. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 2020-06 Article PeerReviewed Hasan, M. N. and Wahid, H. and Nayan, N. and Mohamed Ali, M. S. (2020) Inorganic thermoelectric materials: a review. International Journal of Energy Research, 44 (8). pp. 6170-6222. ISSN 0363-907X http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.5313 DOI: 10.1002/er.5313
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spellingShingle	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Hasan, M. N. Wahid, H. Nayan, N. Mohamed Ali, M. S. Inorganic thermoelectric materials: a review
description	Thermoelectric generator, which converts heat into electrical energy, has great potential to power portable devices. Nevertheless, the efficiency of a thermoelectric generator suffers due to inefficient thermoelectric material performance. In the last two decades, the performance of inorganic thermoelectric materials has been significantly advanced through rigorous efforts and novel techniques. In this review, major issues and recent advancements that are associated with the efficiency of inorganic thermoelectric materials are encapsulated. In addition, miscellaneous optimization strategies, such as band engineering, energy filtering, modulation doping, and low dimensional materials to improve the performance of inorganic thermoelectric materials are reported. The methodological reviews and analyses showed that all these techniques have significantly enhanced the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and reduced the thermal conductivity, consequently, improved ZT value to 2.42, 2.6, and 1.85 for near-room, medium, and high temperature inorganic thermoelectric material, respectively. Moreover, this review also focuses on the performance of silicon nanowires and their common fabrication techniques, which have the potential for thermoelectric power generation. Finally, the key outcomes along with future directions from this review are discussed at the end of this article.
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title	Inorganic thermoelectric materials: a review
title_short	Inorganic thermoelectric materials: a review
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publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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Inorganic thermoelectric materials: a review

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