Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: New Developments and Emerging Trends
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 160
Editors
Interests: conducting polymers; organic–inorganic composites; thermoelectric materials; flexible thermoelectric devices; additive manufacturing technology
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Interests: flexible thermoelectric materials; thermoelectric fibers; thermoelectric textiles; power generation; solid-state cooling
Interests: energy conversion materials; thermoelectric devices; organic small molecules; carbon dioxide conversion
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermoelectricity has come into being for more than two centuries and has shown a rapid development trend in recent decades. However, there are still numerous challenges in transforming laboratory research results into practical and scalable technologies. The key challenges include: achieving a high thermoelectric figure of merit, reducing the cost of thermoelectric devices, seamlessly integrating with other equipment, ensuring the long-term stability of thermoelectric materials and devices under both conventional and extreme conditions, and how to effectively integrate thermoelectricity with other renewable energy sources such as photothermal and photovoltaic energy and achieve large-scale application.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the cutting-edge research in addressing these pressing challenges. We welcome submissions covering the design of novel thermoelectric (composite) materials, wearable thermoelectric devices and new applications of thermoelectric technology, with a particular focus on research that clarifies the interaction between material structure and device performance, as well as strategies for improving the thermoelectric performance of materials, developing new thin film- and fiber-based thermoelectric devices, and expanding the application of thermoelectric technology in power generation, sensing and cooling. The insightful views gathered in this Special Issue will help transform the promising thermoelectricity into feasible technical routes, contributing to the construction of a path to futuristic sustainable energy development.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- [Topic 1] Novel thermoelectric materials, including the synthesis of organic, inorganic and composite thermoelectric materials.
- [Topic 2] Wearable thermoelectric devices, including film based thermoelectric devices, fiber-based thermoelectric devices and other types. Please note that manuscripts focusing solely on the device are outside the scope of this Special Issue.
- [Topic 3] Novel applications of thermoelectric technology, such as power generation, sensing and solid-state cooling, etc.
Prof. Dr. Yong Du
Dr. Kun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Cun-Yue Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- organic
- inorganic
- composite
- device
- power generation
- sensing
- solid-state cooling
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