New Insights into Nanostructured Thermoelectrics
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermoelectrics; conductive polymers; nanomaterials; thermal management; finite element modeling
Interests: bio-polymers; conductive polymers; lignin; hydrogels; encapsulation and thermoelectricity
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Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for sustainable energy solutions has placed thermoelectric (TE) materials at the forefront of energy harvesting technologies. Nanostructuring has emerged as a key strategy to enhance the thermoelectric performance of materials by optimizing their electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and thermal transport properties.
This Special Issue aims to showcase recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, and theoretical modeling of nanostructured TE materials, as well as their integration into thermoelectric generators (TEGs). Contributions are invited from a wide range of disciplines, including material design, computational simulation, advanced fabrication methods, and device-level performance evaluation. Particular emphasis will be given to studies that provide a deeper understanding of the structure–property relationships that drive TE performance at the nanoscale.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and to advancing the field together.
Dr. José F. Serrano-Claumarchirant
Dr. Mario Culebras
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanostructured thermoelectrics
- thermoelectric generators (TEGs)
- energy harvesting
- conductive polymers
- ionic thermoelectrics
- synthesis of nanomaterials
- computational modeling
- structure-property relationships
- thermal transport engineering
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