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Construction and Characterization of Graphene-Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanocomposite as Thermoelement With High ZT Factor
In this work, we designed and fabricated a thermoelement using nano-graphene composite, and its thermoelectric property was enhanced with higher ZT...
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Contacts to Thermoelectric Materials Obtained by Chemical and Electrochemical Deposition of Ni and Co
Chemical and electrochemical methods of obtaining thick-film nickel and cobalt contacts to thermoelectric (TE) materials based on bismuth and...
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Preparation of the Thermoelement Surfaces and Investigation of Ohmic Film Contacts Formed on Them by Different Methods
AbstractMethods are proposed and criteria are established for preparing the surface of nanostructured thermoelectric materials for the deposition of...
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Mechanisms of Heat Transfer in Thermoelectric Materials
AbstractThe analysis of methods for calculating the components of thermal conductivity of solid materials is carried out. The problems of using these...
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Promising Development of Thin Film and Flexible Thermoelectric Devices
Abstract —The temperature dependences of the thermoelectric properties of Ge 2 Sb 2 Te 5 ( p -type) and Bi 2 Te 2.8 Se 0.2 ( n -type) thin films obtained by...
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Thermoelectric Properties and Thermal Stability of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials on the Basis of PbTe, GeTe, and SiGe
AbstractWe have developed compositions and methods for obtaining effective medium-temperature nanostructured thermoelectric materials (TEMs): PbTe...
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State-of-the-Art and Future Trends of Thermoelectric Generation Systems in Automotive Industry
Recovery of the energy contained within the waste heat from various processes represents an important concern for the efficiency of energy...
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The thermo-electromotive force of an N-type thermoelectric material: Assessment of the contribution due to the presence of minority carriers
The role of minority holes in the thermo-electromotive force (thermo-E.M.F.) of a non-degenerate N -type semiconductor in the stationary state and...
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State-of-the-Art Reviews and Analyses of Emerging Research Findings and Achievements of Thermoelectric Materials over the Past Years
This review is focused on state-of-the-art thermoelectric materials (or thermoelements), from which the thermoelements with the highest figures of...
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Optimal Designs of Thermoelectric Generators for Supplying Maximum External Load
The operation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) is a complicated multidisciplinary subject since it involves the phenomenon of electrical and...
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Exploring the Origin of Contact Destruction in Tetradymite-Like-Based Thermoelectric Elements
Polycrystalline thermoelectric elements of n -type Bi 2 (Te 0.95 Se 0.05 ) 3 and p -type (Bi 0.25 Sb 0.75 ) 2 Te 3 were fabricated by modified Bridgman technique,...
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Study of Thermoelectric Modules with Self-Powered Tunable Thermal Resistance for Thermal Management and Energy Conservation
Tunable thermal resistance is very useful in applications which require a convenient way to regulate temperature differences and heat flow between...
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Kinetic Modelling of FeMn Pilot Experiments: Investigating the Effect of Charge Type and Pre-treatment
The pre-heating and pre-reduction are increasingly considered upstream of the smelting stage in the FeMn industry, both to save energy and limit the...
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Custom Pyrolytic Graphite–Steel Thermocouple for High-Temperature Measurements
Recent developments regarding the thermoelectric properties of pyrolytic graphiteGraphite (PG) and common metals have led to the measurement of the...
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Printed Electronics by Plasma Spraying: Case Study for High Temperature Sensors
Temperature sensors are critical components in many industrial and research applications, particularly in harsh environments where high temperatures,...
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Thermally Induced Delamination of PV-TEG: Implication of Leg’s Joule and Thomson Heating
The thermal implication of peel stresses and Joule and Thomson heating on the delamination of photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator (PV-TEG) layers...
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Major Challenges Toward the Development of Efficient Thermoelectric Materials: From High Figure-of-Merit (zT) Materials to Devices
Thermoelectric power generators (TEGs) are solid-state energy harvesters that have demonstrated their ability to transform the energy from thermal to...
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Thermoelectric and Mechanical Properties of Polycrystalline Yttrium-Containing GeTe Alloys
AbstractThe introduction of yttrium (Y) into a germanium telluride (GeTe)-based solid solution is shown to make the material superplastic near...
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Performance Analysis of a Segmented Annular Thermoelectric Generator
We analysed the steady state performance of a segmented annular thermoelectric generator (SATEG). The thermoelectric leg consists of high-, medium-...
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Conducting Polymers and Their Composites Adding New Dimensions to Advanced Thermoelectric Materials
Thermoelectric materials can provide a solution to the alarming situation of the energy crisis and global warming by harnessing natural as well as...