High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit and Nanostructuring in Bulk p-type Na1−xPbmSbyTem+2

✍ Scribed by Pierre F. P. Poudeu; Jonathan D'Angelo; Adam D. Downey; Jarrod L. Short; Timothy P. Hogan; Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 265 KB
• Volume: 45
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0044-8249
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.200600865

✦ Synopsis

Thermoelectric materials are special types of semiconductors that function as "heat pumps" and as heat-to-electricity converters. Thermoelectric power generation allows for small size, high reliability, and quiet operation. Efficient thermoelectric-based heat-to-electricity converters require higher performance materials than are currently available. [1,2] Direct conversion of heat to electricity could be achieved with solidstate devices based on thermoelectric materials. These devices could play an important role in future energy production, conversion, management, and utilization. When a temperature gradient is created across a thermoelectric [*] Dr.