General strategies to improve thermoelectric performance with an emphasis on tin and germanium chalcogenides as thermoelectric materials
Medha Rakshit, Debnarayan Jana, Dipali Banerjee
Abstract
Figure of merit, and strategies to improve it in materials.
Topics & Concepts
Thermoelectric effectFigure of meritGermaniumTinEngineering physicsEmphasis (telecommunications)Materials scienceThermoelectric materialsNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsEngineeringElectrical engineeringPhysicsMetallurgySiliconThermodynamicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties