Carrier grain boundary scattering in thermoelectric materials
Chaoliang Hu, Kaiyang Xia, Chenguang Fu, Xinbing Zhao, Tiejun Zhu
Abstract
This review gives a comprehensive understanding of carrier grain boundary scattering in thermoelectric materials. Moreover, the difference between grain boundary scattering and ionized impurity scattering and how to distinguish them are highlighted.
Topics & Concepts
ScatteringGrain boundaryThermoelectric effectMaterials scienceImpurityIonized impurity scatteringThermoelectric materialsCarrier scatteringCondensed matter physicsBoundary (topology)PhysicsMetallurgyOpticsThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsMicrostructureMathematical analysisAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies