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Novel Thermoelectric Materials and Their Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 14203

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Dr. Weon Ho Shin

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Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Interests: thermoelectric materials; thermoelectric module; ceramic nanoparticles; carbon nanotube; graphene; composite materials
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Dear Colleagues,

Increasingly, energy and environmental research is responding to demands to address global issues surrounding environmental variation and the reduction of greenhouse gases. These issues require sustainable energy methods that can effectively recover energy waste. Thermoelectricity is considered a valuable technology of renewable energy sources due to its capacity for directly converting wasted thermal energy into useful electric energy.

Novel thermoelectric materials with cost-effective, non-toxic , high-performance properties need to be developed further, despite a possible slowing in the expansion of the thermodynamic field as a whole, in order to ensure the advancement of a flexible, reliable, high performance themoelectric module.

Hence, this Special Issue will address recent innovative work in the field of thermoelectric materials, as well as their integration into thermoelectric modules, targeted for various temperature ranges of wasted thermal energy. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Bulk inorganic thermoelectric materials
  • Organic or organic/inorganic hybrid thermoelectric materials
  • Advances in synthesis and processing of thermoelectric materials
  • Thermoelectric modules with rigid/flexible substrates

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, short communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Weon Ho Shin
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • bulk thermoelectric materials
  • hybrid thermoelectric materials
  • thermal property
  • advanced processing technology
  • thermoelectric module
  • flexible device

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The Molecular Weight Dependence of Thermoelectric Properties of Poly (3-Hexylthiophene)
by Saeed Mardi, Marialilia Pea, Andrea Notargiacomo, Narges Yaghoobi Nia, Aldo Di Carlo and Andrea Reale
Materials 2020, 13(6), 1404; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13061404 - 19 Mar 2020
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Organic materials have been found to be promising candidates for low-temperature thermoelectric applications. In particular, poly (3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) has been attracting great interest due to its desirable intrinsic properties, such as excellent solution processability, chemical and thermal stability, and high field-effect mobility. However, [...] Read more.
Organic materials have been found to be promising candidates for low-temperature thermoelectric applications. In particular, poly (3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) has been attracting great interest due to its desirable intrinsic properties, such as excellent solution processability, chemical and thermal stability, and high field-effect mobility. However, its poor electrical conductivity has limited its application as a thermoelectric material. It is therefore important to improve the electrical conductivity of P3HT layers. In this work, we studied how molecular weight (MW) influences the thermoelectric properties of P3HT films. The films were doped with lithium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl) imide salt (LiTFSI) and 4-tert butylpyridine (TBP). Various P3HT layers with different MWs ranging from 21 to 94 kDa were investigated. UV–Vis spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis were performed to investigate the morphology and structure features of thin films with different MWs. The electrical conductivity initially increased when the MW increased and then decreased at the highest MW, whereas the Seebeck coefficient had a trend of reducing as the MW grew. The maximum thermoelectric power factor (1.87 μW/mK2) was obtained for MW of 77 kDa at 333 K. At this temperature, the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient of this MW were 65.5 S/m and 169 μV/K, respectively. Full article
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Numerical and Experimental Study on the Performance of Thermoelectric Radiant Panel for Space Heating
by Hansol Lim and Jae-Weon Jeong
Materials 2020, 13(3), 550; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13030550 - 23 Jan 2020
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the suitable operation and performance of a thermoelectric radiant panel (TERP) in the heating operation. First, the hypothesis was suggested that the heating operation of TERP can operate without a heat source at the cold [...] Read more.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the suitable operation and performance of a thermoelectric radiant panel (TERP) in the heating operation. First, the hypothesis was suggested that the heating operation of TERP can operate without a heat source at the cold side according to theoretical considerations. To prove this hypothesis, the thermal behavior of the TERP was investigated during the heating operation using a numerical simulation based on the finite difference method. The results indicated that it is possible to heat the radiant panel using a thermoelectric module without fan operation via the Joule effect. A mockup model of the TERP was constructed, and the numerical model and hypothesis were validated in experiment 1. Moreover, experiment 2 was performed to evaluate the necessity of fan operation in the heating operation of TERP regarding energy consumption. The results revealed that the TERP without fan operation showed the higher coefficient of performance (COP) in the heating season. After determining the suitable heating operation of the TERP, prediction models for the heating capacity and power consumption of the TERP were developed using the response surface methodology. Both models exhibited good R2 values of >0.94 and were validated within 10% error bounds in experimental cases. These prediction models are expected to be utilized in whole-building simulation programs for estimating the energy consumption of TERPs in the heating mode. Full article
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Phase Formation Behavior and Thermoelectric Transport Properties of P-Type YbxFe3CoSb12 Prepared by Melt Spinning and Spark Plasma Sintering
by Kyu Hyoung Lee, Sang Hyun Bae and Soon-Mok Choi
Materials 2020, 13(1), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13010087 - 23 Dec 2019
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Formation of multiple phases is considered an effective approach for enhancing the performance of thermoelectric materials since it can reduce the thermal conductivity and improve the power factor. Herein, we report the in-situ generation of a submicron-scale (~500 nm) heterograin structure in p [...] Read more.
Formation of multiple phases is considered an effective approach for enhancing the performance of thermoelectric materials since it can reduce the thermal conductivity and improve the power factor. Herein, we report the in-situ generation of a submicron-scale (~500 nm) heterograin structure in p-type Yb-filled (Fe,Co)4Sb12 skutterudites during the melt spinning process. Mixed grains of YbxFe3−yCo1+ySb12 and YbzFe3+yCo1−ySb12 were formed in melt spun ribbons due to uneven distribution of cations. By the formation of interfaces between two different grains, the power factor was enhanced due to the formation of an energy barrier for carrier transport, and simultaneously the lattice thermal conductivity was reduced due to the intensified boundary phonon scattering. A high thermoelectric figure of merit zT of 0.66 was obtained at 700 K. Full article
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Influence of Pd Doping on Electrical and Thermal Properties of n-Type Cu0.008Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 Alloys
by Se Yun Kim, Hyun-Sik Kim, Kyu Hyoung Lee, Hyun-jun Cho, Sung-sil Choo, Seok-won Hong, Yeseong Oh, Yerim Yang, Kimoon Lee, Jae-Hong Lim, Soon-Mok Choi, Hee Jung Park, Weon Ho Shin and Sang-il Kim
Materials 2019, 12(24), 4080; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12244080 - 06 Dec 2019
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Doping is known as an effective way to modify both electrical and thermal transport properties of thermoelectric alloys to enhance their energy conversion efficiency. In this project, we report the effect of Pd doping on the electrical and thermal properties of n-type [...] Read more.
Doping is known as an effective way to modify both electrical and thermal transport properties of thermoelectric alloys to enhance their energy conversion efficiency. In this project, we report the effect of Pd doping on the electrical and thermal properties of n-type Cu0.008Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 alloys. Pd doping was found to increase the electrical conductivity along with the electron carrier concentration. As a result, the effective mass and power factors also increased upon the Pd doping. While the bipolar thermal conductivity was reduced with the Pd doping due to the increased carrier concentration, the contribution of Pd to point defect phonon scattering on the lattice thermal conductivity was found to be very small. Consequently, Pd doping resulted in an enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit, zT, at a high temperature, due to the enhanced power factor and the reduced bipolar thermal conductivity. Full article
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Insight on the Interplay between Synthesis Conditions and Thermoelectric Properties of α-MgAgSb
by Julia Camut, Ignacio Barber Rodriguez, Hasbuna Kamila, Aidan Cowley, Reinhard Sottong, Eckhard Mueller and Johannes de Boor
Materials 2019, 12(11), 1857; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12111857 - 07 Jun 2019
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α-MgAgSb is a very promising thermoelectric material with excellent thermoelectric properties between room temperature and 300 °C, a range where few other thermoelectric materials show good performance. Previous reports rely on a two-step ball-milling process and/or time-consuming annealing. Aiming for a faster and [...] Read more.
α-MgAgSb is a very promising thermoelectric material with excellent thermoelectric properties between room temperature and 300 °C, a range where few other thermoelectric materials show good performance. Previous reports rely on a two-step ball-milling process and/or time-consuming annealing. Aiming for a faster and scalable fabrication route, herein, we investigated other potential synthesis routes and their impact on the thermoelectric properties of α-MgAgSb. We started from a gas-atomized MgAg precursor and employed ball-milling only in the final mixing step. Direct comparison of high energy ball-milling and planetary ball-milling revealed that high energy ball milling already induced formation of MgAgSb, while planetary ball milling did not. This had a strong impact on the microstructure and secondary phase fraction, resulting in superior performance of the high energy ball milling route with an attractive average thermoelectric figure of merit of z T avg = 0.9. We also show that the formation of undesired secondary phases cannot be avoided by a modification of the sintering temperature after planetary ball milling, and discuss the influence of commonly observed secondary phases on the carrier mobility and on the thermoelectric properties of α-MgAgSb. Full article
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