Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of Nanostructured ZnO: A possibility of selective phonon scattering and carrier energy filtering by nanovoid structure

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michitaka Ohtaki ◽  
Ryosuke Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Energy Filtering ◽  
Carrier Energy

Enhanced thermoelectric performance via carrier energy filtering effect in β-Zn4Sb3 alloy bulk embedded with (Bi2Te3)0.2(Sb2Te3)0.8

2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 053710 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. H. Zou ◽  
X. Y. Qin ◽  
D. Li ◽  
B. J. Ren ◽  
G. L. Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Energy Filtering ◽  
Carrier Energy ◽  
Filtering Effect

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.

Thermoelectric performance of SnTe with ZnO carrier compensation, energy filtering, and multiscale phonon scattering

2017 ◽  
Vol 100 (12) ◽  
pp. 5723-5730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Zhou ◽  
Junyou Yang ◽  
Qinghui Jiang ◽  
Dan Zhang ◽  
Jiwu Xin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Energy Filtering

High Thermoelectric Performance of ZnO by Coherent Phonon Scattering and Optimized Charge Transport

2021 ◽  
pp. 2105008
Author(s):  
Somnath Acharya ◽  
Byung‐Kyu Yu ◽  
Junphil Hwang ◽  
Jiyong Kim ◽  
Woochul Kim
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transport ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Coherent Phonon

scholarly journals First-principles predictions of low lattice thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric performance of AZnSb (A = Rb, Cs)

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (25) ◽  
pp. 15486-15496
Author(s):  
Enamul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Debye Temperature ◽  
Layered Structure ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance

The layered structure, and presence of heavier elements Rb/Cs and Sb induce high anharmonicity, low Debye temperature, intense phonon scattering, and hence, low lattice thermal conductivity.

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