V. Kessler

TL;DR: In this article, the role of oxygen on microstructure and transport properties of the nanocomposite was investigated using a focused ion beam (FIB) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

TL;DR: In this paper, a high temperature thermoelectric device concept using large area nanostructured silicon p-type and n-type (PN) junctions is presented, where the electrical contacts are made at the cold side eliminating the hot side substrate and difficulties that go along with high temperature electrical contacts.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the properties of thermoelectrics made from highly boron doped silicon nanoparticles, which are produced by a continuous gas phase process in a scaled-up synthesis plant enabling production rates in the kg'h−1 regime.

TL;DR: In this paper, a gas phase synthesis for the nanoparticles is employed, which is capable of producing doped silicon (Si) nanoparticles, doped alloy nanoparticles of silicon and germanium (Ge), SixGe1-x, and doped composites of Si nanoparticles with embedded metal silicide precipitation phases.

TL;DR: In this paper, high-temperature-stable thermoelectric generator modules (TGMs) based on nanocrystalline silicon have been fabricated, characterized by the Harman technique, and measured in a generator test facility at the German Aerospace Center.