A boost of thermoelectric generation performance for polycrystalline InTe by texture modulation
Jianghe Feng, Menghui Zhou, Juan Li, Guoying Dong, Shufang Gao, Erbiao Min, Chuang Zhang, Jiaqing He, Rong Sun, Ruiheng Liu
Abstract
A new method of crystal deformation is presented to simultaneously improve the thermoelectric and mechanical properties of InTe; this results in the successful fabrication of a thermoelectric module with a high heat-to-power conversion efficiency.
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Materials scienceTexture (cosmology)CrystalliteThermoelectric effectThermoelectric materialsThermal conductivityThermoelectric generatorFigure of meritGrain boundaryModulation (music)Seebeck coefficientWork (physics)OptoelectronicsComposite materialMetallurgyMicrostructureMechanical engineeringComputer scienceThermodynamicsPhysicsAcousticsArtificial intelligenceImage (mathematics)EngineeringAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies