Daryoosh Vashaee

TL;DR: In this article, the thermal conductivity of amorphous SixGe1−x compound calculated versus composition and temperature is compared with nanostructured SixGe 1−x compounds.

TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the concepts and techniques for theoretical modeling of the charge carrier and phonon transport mechanisms in the interfacial regions is presented, and the constructive effects of nanostructuring in thermoelectric materials are discussed based on a theoretical approach via Boltzmann transport equation under the relaxation time approximation.

TL;DR: In the present research, water soluble thioglycolic acid-capped CdS quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized by chemical precipitation method and the characteristics of prepared quantum dots were determined using X-Ray Diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy.

TL;DR: In this paper, the lattice dynamical properties of type-VIII clathrates with alkali and alkaline-earth guests were investigated and the energy dependent participation ratio and the atomic participation ratio of phonon modes extracted from density functional theory calculations revealed that the rattler concept is not adequate to describe the effect of fillers as they manifest strong hybridization with the framework.

TL;DR: This work provides a comprehensive analysis of the operation and the optimization of wearable thermoelectric generators under different human body conditions and concludes that N-type Bi2Te3-xSex generators are the best in class for body heat harvesting in wearable applications.