Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

DOI

10.3390/ma13061283

Publication Title

Materials

Volume

13

Issue

6

Pages

1283 (1-20)

Abstract

Thermoelectrics is a green renewable energy technology which can significantly contribute to power generation due to its potential in generating electricity out of waste heat. The main challenge for the development of thermoelectrics is its low conversion efficiency. One key strategy to improve conversion efficiency is reducing the thermal conductivity of thermoelectric materials. In this paper, the state-of-the-art progresses made in improving thermoelectric materials are reviewed and discussed, focusing on phononic engineering via applying porous templates and ALD deposited nanolaminates structure. The effect of nanolaminates structure and porous templates on Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity, and hence in figure of merit zT of different types of materials system, including PnCs, lead chalcogenide-based nanostructured films on planar and porous templates, ZnO-based superlattice, and hybrid organic-inorganic superlattices, will be reviewed and discussed.

Comments

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Original Publication Citation

Chen, X., & Baumgart, H. (2020). Advances in atomic layer deposition (ALD) nanolaminate synthesis of thermoelectric films in porous templates for improved Seebeck coefficient. Materials, 13(6), 1283. doi:10.3390/ma13061283

ORCID

0000-0002-6019-0884 (Chen)

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