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Front. Phys.    0, Vol. Issue () : 269-279    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-008-0028-9
Recent advances on thermoelectric materials
ZHENG Jin-cheng
Department of Physics, Xiamen University; Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
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Abstract By converting waste heat into electricity through the thermoelectric power of solids without producing greenhouse gas emissions, thermoelectric generators could be an important part of the solution to today’s energy challenge. There has been a resurgence in the search for new materials for advanced thermoelectric energy conversion applications. In this paper, we will review recent efforts on improving thermoelectric efficiency. Particularly, several novel proof-of-principle approaches such as phonon disorder in phonon-glasselectron crystals, low dimensionality in nanostructured materials and charge-spin-orbital degeneracy in strongly correlated systems on thermoelectric performance will be discussed.
Issue Date: 05 September 2008
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ZHENG Jin-cheng. Recent advances on thermoelectric materials[J]. Front. Phys. , 0, (): 269-279.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fop/EN/10.1007/s11467-008-0028-9
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fop/EN/Y0/V/I/269
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