Electron energy filtering by a nonplanar potential to enhance the thermoelectric power factor in bulk materials

2013 ◽  
Vol 87 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Je-Hyeong Bahk ◽  
Zhixi Bian ◽  
Ali Shakouri
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Electron Energy ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Bulk Materials ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Factor ◽  
Energy Filtering ◽  
Electron Energy Filtering

Improved thermoelectric power factor achieved by energy filtering in ZnO:Mg/ZnO hetero-structures

2021 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
pp. 138537
Author(s):  
Anh Tuan Thanh Pham ◽  
Phuong Thanh Ngoc Vo ◽  
Hanh Kieu Thi Ta ◽  
Hoa Thi Lai ◽  
Vinh Cao Tran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Factor ◽  
Energy Filtering

Silicon de novo: energy filtering and enhanced thermoelectric performances of nanocrystalline silicon and silicon alloys

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (47) ◽  
pp. 12176-12185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Narducci ◽  
Stefano Frabboni ◽  
Xanthippi Zianni
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Nanocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Phase Precipitation ◽  
Silicon Alloys ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Factor ◽  
Energy Filtering

Energy filtering due to second-phase precipitation in nanocrystalline silicon may lead to remarkable improvements of its thermoelectric power factor.

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 High thermoelectric power factor of pure and vanadium-alloyed chromium nitride thin films

2021 ◽  
pp. 102493
Author(s):  
M.A. Gharavi ◽  
D. Gambino ◽  
A. le Febvrier ◽  
F. Eriksson ◽  
R. Armiento ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Chromium Nitride ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Factor

scholarly journals Macroscopic weavable fibers of carbon nanotubes with giant thermoelectric power factor

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natsumi Komatsu ◽  
Yota Ichinose ◽  
Oliver S. Dewey ◽  
Lauren W. Taylor ◽  
Mitchell A. Trafford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Fermi Energy ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Factor ◽  
Large Power ◽  
Energy Tuning

AbstractLow-dimensional materials have recently attracted much interest as thermoelectric materials because of their charge carrier confinement leading to thermoelectric performance enhancement. Carbon nanotubes are promising candidates because of their one-dimensionality in addition to their unique advantages such as flexibility and light weight. However, preserving the large power factor of individual carbon nanotubes in macroscopic assemblies has been challenging, primarily due to poor sample morphology and a lack of proper Fermi energy tuning. Here, we report an ultrahigh value of power factor (14 ± 5 mW m−1 K−2) for macroscopic weavable fibers of aligned carbon nanotubes with ultrahigh electrical and thermal conductivity. The observed giant power factor originates from the ultrahigh electrical conductivity achieved through excellent sample morphology, combined with an enhanced Seebeck coefficient through Fermi energy tuning. We fabricate a textile thermoelectric generator based on these carbon nanotube fibers, which demonstrates high thermoelectric performance, weavability, and scalability. The giant power factor we observe make these fibers strong candidates for the emerging field of thermoelectric active cooling, which requires a large thermoelectric power factor and a large thermal conductivity at the same time.

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