Towards tellurium-free thermoelectric modules for power generation from low-grade heat

Pingjun Ying; Ran He; Jun Mao; Qihao Zhang; Heiko Reith; Jiehe Sui; Zhifeng Ren; Kornelius Nielsch; Gabi Schierning

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21391-1

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Towards tellurium-free thermoelectric modules for power generation from low-grade heat

Pingjun Ying,
Ran He,
Jun Mao,
Qihao Zhang,
Heiko Reith,
Jiehe Sui,
Zhifeng Ren,
Kornelius Nielsch,
Gabi Schierning

Affiliations

Pingjun Ying: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research
Ran He: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research
Jun Mao: Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), University of Houston
Qihao Zhang: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research
Heiko Reith: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research
Jiehe Sui: National Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Zhifeng Ren: Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), University of Houston
Kornelius Nielsch: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research
Gabi Schierning: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21391-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Though earth abundant magnesium-based materials are attractive for thermoelectrics (TEs) due to their device-level performance, realizing efficient modules remains a challenge. Here, the authors report a scalable route to realizing Mg-based compounds for high performance TE modules.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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