Nanostructural thermoelectric materials and their performance

作者：Chen, Kai-Xuan; Li, Min-Shan; Mo, Dong-Chuan^*; Lyu, Shu-Shen^*

来源：FRONTIERS IN ENERGY, HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS, CHAOYANG DIST, 4, HUIXINDONGJIE, FUSHENG BLDG, BEIJING 100029, PEOPLES R CHINA, 97-108, 2018-03.

DOI：10.1007/s11708-018-0543-5

• nanostructural
• low-dimensional
• thermoelectric material
• figure of merit
• first-principles

In this review, an attempt was made to introduce the traditional concepts and materials in thermoelectric application and the recent development in searching high-performance thermoelectric materials. Due to the use of nanostructural engineering, thermoelectric materials with a high figure of merit are designed, leading to their blooming application in the energy field. One dimensional nanotubes and nanoribbons, two-dimensional planner structures, nanocomposites, and heterostructures were summarized. In addition, the state-of-the-art theoretical calculation in the prediction of thermoelectric materials was also reviewed, including the molecular dynamics (MD), Boltzmann transport equation, and non-equilibrium Green's function. The combination of experimental fabrication and first-principles prediction significantly promotes the discovery of new promising candidates in the thermoelectric field.

• 出版日期2018-3
• 单位中山大学