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Thermoelectric and mechanical properties of nano-SiC-dispersed Bi2Te3 fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering
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In this article, the effects of nano-SiC addition on the thermoelectric and mechanical properties of high-density n-type Bi 2 Te 3 materials were studied.About:
This article is published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds.The article was published on 2008-05-08. It has received 356 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thermoelectric materials & Spark plasma sintering.read more
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Consolidation/synthesis of materials by electric current activated/assisted sintering
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an updated and comprehensive description of the development of the Electric Current Activated/assisted Sintering technique (ECAS) for the obtainment of dense materials including nanostructured ones.
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Advanced Thermoelectric Design: From Materials and Structures to Devices
TL;DR: This review aims to comprehensively summarize the state-of-the-art strategies for the realization of high-performance thermoelectric materials and devices by establishing the links between synthesis, structural characteristics, properties, underlying chemistry and physics.
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Thermoelectric materials: Energy conversion between heat and electricity
Xiao Zhang,Li-Dong Zhao +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of thermoelectric properties, applications and parameter relationships is presented, including modifications of electronic band structures and band convergence to enhance Seebeck coefficients; nanostructuring and all-scale hierarchical architecturing to reduce the lattice thermal conductivity.
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The panoscopic approach to high performance thermoelectrics
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize the relationships between very large reduction of the lattice thermal conductivity with all-scale hierarchical architecturing, large enhanced Seebeck coefficients with intra-matrix electronic structure engineering, and control of the carrier mobility with matrix/inclusion band alignment.
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High-performance nanostructured thermoelectric materials
TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes the progress that has been made in recent years in developing thermoelectric materials with a high dimensionless figure of merits (ZT) and the related fabrication processes for producing nanostuctured materials.
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Evaluation ofKIc of brittle solids by the indentation method with low crack-to-indent ratios
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Holey and Unholey Semiconductors
TL;DR: The thermoelectric materials have been investigated with the goal of maximizing electrical conductivity while minimizing thermal conductivity, which is required for good thermal performance as discussed by the authors, and the results suggest that important further improvements are on the horizon with promising applications in the computer and other high-tech industries.
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Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Telluride and its Alloys
TL;DR: In this article, the authors described the progress made with bismuth telluride in connexion with thermoelectric refrigeration or generation, and the maximum temperature difference obtained was 26° C.
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Effect of nano-SiC dispersion on thermoelectric properties of Bi2Te3 polycrystals
Jing-Feng Li,Jing Liu +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of SiC dispersion on the thermoelectric properties of the SPS-sintered Bi2Te3 alloys were investigated and it was shown that SiC nano-particles increased the absolute value of Seebeck coefficient.
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Microfabrication of thermoelectric materials by silicon molding process
Jing-Feng Li,Jing-Feng Li,Shuji Tanaka,Toshiya Umeki,Shinya Sugimoto,Masayoshi Esashi,Ryuzo Watanabe +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors combined MEMS technology and materials processing into a novel process to manufacture thermoelectric micro-modules with densely aligned fine-scale and high-aspect-ratio P-N elements.