Interfacial advances yielding high efficiencies for thermoelectric devices
Wenjie Wu, Guang‐Kun Ren, X. Chen, Yinke Liu, Zhifang Zhou, Jiangfeng Song, Yan Shi, Jiaming Jiang, Yuan‐Hua Lin
Abstract
Advances in material interface, electrode interface and protective layer interface demonstrate the potential of thermoelectric devices for large-scale power generation applications.
Topics & Concepts
Interface (matter)Thermoelectric effectMaterials scienceEngineering physicsThermoelectric materialsLayer (electronics)Thermoelectric generatorOptoelectronicsElectrodeScale (ratio)Thermoelectric coolingNanotechnologyComposite materialEngineeringThermal conductivityChemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsCapillary actionPhysical chemistryQuantum mechanicsCapillary numberAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies