Significant enhancement in the Seebeck coefficient and power factor of thermoelectric polymers by the Soret effect of polyelectrolytes

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (40) ◽  
pp. 19347-19352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Guan ◽  
Hanlin Cheng ◽  
Jianyong Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Soret Effect ◽  
Ion Accumulation ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Significant Enhancement ◽  
Energy Filtering ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Layer

The thermoelectric performance of PEDOT:PSS can be significantly enhanced by energy filtering arising from ion accumulation in the polyelectrolyte layer.

scholarly journals Enhanced thermoelectric performance of Bi–Sb–Te/Sb2O3 nanocomposites by energy filtering effect

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (43) ◽  
pp. 21341-21349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Pakdel ◽  
Quansheng Guo ◽  
Valeria Nicolosi ◽  
Takao Mori
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Energy Filtering ◽  
Filtering Effect

24 month high-ZT stability of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3/Sb2O3 nanocomposites that demonstrate simultaneous Seebeck coefficient enhancement and thermal conductivity decline through energy filtering effect.

Enhanced thermoelectric performance of SWNT/organic small molecule (OSM) hybrid materials by tuning of the energy level of OSMs

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (37) ◽  
pp. 12795-12799
Author(s):  
Tae-hoon Kim ◽  
Jae Gyu Jang ◽  
Jong-In Hong
Keyword(s):  
Energy Level ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Hybrid Materials ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance

The SWNT/dmBT hybrid with a low barrier of 0.06 eV between SWNT and dmBT showed a maximum Seebeck coefficient of 78.5 μV K−1 and a power factor of 183.9 μW m−1 K−1, 1.5 and 4.6 times higher compared to the SWNT/dCNBT with a high barrier of 0.64 eV.

scholarly journals Improving the Thermoelectric Properties of the Half-Heusler Compound VCoSb by Vanadium Vacancy

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihong Huang ◽  
Junchen Wang ◽  
Xiaobo Mo ◽  
Xiaobo Lei ◽  
Sude Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Carrier Concentration ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Secondary Phase ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Heusler Compound

The effects of V vacancy on the thermoelectric performance of the half-Heusler compound VCoSb have been investigated in this study. A certain amount of CoSb secondary phase is generated in the VCoSb matrix when the content of V vacancy is more than 0.1 at%. According to the results, a ZT value of 0.6, together with a power factor of 29 μW cm−1 K−2 at 873 K, were achieved for the nonstoichiometric sample V0.9CoSb. This proved that moderate V vacancy could improve the thermoelectric (TE) properties of VCoSb. The noticeable improvements are mainly owing to the incremental Seebeck coefficient, which may benefit from the optimized carrier concentration. However, too much V vacancy will result in more CoSb impurity and deteriorate the TE performances of VCoSb owing to the increased thermal conductivity.

Carrier dilution in TiSe2 based intergrowth compounds for enhanced thermoelectric performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (40) ◽  
pp. 10451-10458 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Bauers ◽  
D. R. Merrill ◽  
D. B. Moore ◽  
D. C. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Factor

Synthesis and electrical properties of kinetically stabilized (PbSe)1+δ(TiSe2)n thin-film intergrowths are reported for 1 ≤ n ≤ 18. The carriers donated to the TiSe2 from PbSe are diluted with increasing n, leading to a systematic increase in the Seebeck coefficient and thermoelectric power factor.

scholarly journals High Thermoelectric Performance Achieved in Sb-Doped GeTe by Manipulating Carrier Concentration and Nanoscale Twin Grains

Materials ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 406
Author(s):  
Chao Li ◽  
Haili Song ◽  
Zongbei Dai ◽  
Zhenbo Zhao ◽  
Chengyan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
High Power ◽  
Hole Concentration ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Significant Suppression ◽  
Valence States ◽  
High Power Factor ◽  
Sb Doping

Lead-free and eco-friendly GeTe shows promising mid-temperature thermoelectric applications. However, a low Seebeck coefficient due to its intrinsically high hole concentration induced by Ge vacancies, and a relatively high thermal conductivity result in inferior thermoelectric performance in pristine GeTe. Extrinsic dopants such as Sb, Bi, and Y could play a crucial role in regulating the hole concentration of GeTe because of their different valence states as cations and high solubility in GeTe. Here we investigate the thermoelectric performance of GeTe upon Sb doping, and demonstrate a high maximum zT value up to 1.88 in Ge0.90Sb0.10Te as a result of the significant suppression in thermal conductivity while maintaining a high power factor. The maintained high power factor is due to the markable enhancement in the Seebeck coefficient, which could be attributed to the significant suppression of hole concentration and the valence band convergence upon Sb doping, while the low thermal conductivity stems from the suppression of electronic thermal conductivity due to the increase in electrical resistivity and the lowering of lattice thermal conductivity through strengthening the phonon scattering by lattice distortion, dislocations, and twin boundaries. The excellent thermoelectric performance of Ge0.90Sb0.10Te shows good reproducibility and thermal stability. This work confirms that Ge0.90Sb0.10Te is a superior thermoelectric material for practical application.

Thermoelectric polymer films with a significantly high Seebeck coefficient and thermoelectric power factor obtained through surface energy filtering

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (27) ◽  
pp. 13600-13609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Guan ◽  
Erol Yildirim ◽  
Zeng Fan ◽  
Wanheng Lu ◽  
Bichen Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Polymer Films ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Factor ◽  
Energy Filtering ◽  
High Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Rhodamine 101

Coating with Rhodamine 101 can significantly enhance the Seebeck coefficient of PEDOT:PSS, and surface energy filtering is proposed to be the reason for this effect.

scholarly journals Expression of interfacial Seebeck coefficient through grain boundary engineering with multi-layer graphene nanoplatelets

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 4114-4121
Author(s):  
Yue Lin ◽  
Maxwell Wood ◽  
Kazuki Imasato ◽  
Jimmy Jiahong Kuo ◽  
David Lam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Graphene Nanoplatelets ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Grain Boundary Engineering ◽  
Layer Graphene ◽  
Energy Filtering

Expression of energy filtering to boost thermoelectric performance through grain boundary engineering utilising graphene.

Enhanced figure of merit in Mg2Si0.877Ge0.1Bi0.023/multi wall carbon nanotube nanocomposites

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (80) ◽  
pp. 65328-65336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Farahi ◽  
Sagar Prabhudev ◽  
Matthieu Bugnet ◽  
Gianluigi A. Botton ◽  
Jianbao Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Multi Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Energy Filtering ◽  
Multi Wall Carbon Nanotube

Adding multi wall carbon nanotubes to Mg2Si0.877Ge0.1Bi0.023 led to an increased power factor via energy filtering as well as a lowered thermal conductivity via increased phonon scattering, and thus an enhanced thermoelectric performance.

Significant enhancement in Seebeck coefficient and power factor of Ca3Co4O9 thermoelectric ceramics by SiC addition

2019 ◽  
Vol 785 ◽  
pp. 698-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Xiangchun Liu ◽  
Wen Yan ◽  
Shan Hou ◽  
Xiao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Significant Enhancement
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