Realizing a 14% single-leg thermoelectric efficiency in GeTe alloys
Zhonglin Bu, Xinyue Zhang, Bing Shan, Jing Tang, Hongxia Liu, Zhiwei Chen, Siqi Lin, Wen Li, Yanzhong Pei
Abstract
for the realization of highly efficient devices with a good service stability/durability. Not only the material's high performance but also the device's high efficiency demonstrated the extraordinariness of GeTe alloys for efficient thermoelectric waste-heat recovery.
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Thermoelectric effectMaterials scienceWork (physics)Thermoelectric materialsThermoelectric coolingMetallurgyEngineering physicsThermodynamicsPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films