Tuning the carrier scattering mechanism to effectively improve the thermoelectric properties

Shuai, Jing; Mao, Jun; Song, Shaowei; Zhu, Qing; Sun, Jifeng; Wang, Yumei; He, Ran; Zhou, Jiawei; Chen, Gang; Singh, David J.; Ren, Zhifeng

doi:10.1039/C7EE00098G

Title: Tuning the carrier scattering mechanism to effectively improve the thermoelectric properties

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C7EE00098G· OSTI ID:1388431

Shuai, Jing ^[1];

^[1]; Song, Shaowei ^[1]; Zhu, Qing ^[1]; Sun, Jifeng ^[2]; Wang, Yumei ^[1]; He, Ran ^[1]; Zhou, Jiawei ^[3]; Chen, Gang ^[3]; Singh, David J. ^[2];

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Department of Physics and TcSUH; University of Houston; Houston; USA
Department of Physics and Astronomy; University of Missouri-Columbia; Columbia; USA
Department of Mechanical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge; USA

A high thermoelectric power factor not only enables a potentially high figure of meritZTbut also leads to a large output power density, and hence it is pivotal to find an effective route to improve the power factor.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577

OSTI ID:: 1388431

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 10, Issue 3; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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