Given the increasing demand for distributed electricity,there is a burning desire to harvest electricity from renewable sources using environmentally friendly methods.Thermoelectric (TE) materials can meet this requir...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12264037);the Innovation Team of Colleges and Universities in Guangdong Province(Grant No.2021KCXTD040);Guangdong Province Education Department(Grant No.2023KTSCX174);the Key Laboratory of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes(Grant No.2023KSYS011);Science and Technology Bureau of Zhongshan(Grant No.2023B2035)。
We theoretically study nonlinear thermoelectric transport through a topological superconductor nanowire hosting Majorana bound states(MBSs) at its two ends, a system named as Majorana nanowire(MNW). We consider that t...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22075126,52202242 and 22350710187);the Shenzhen Innovation Program for Distinguished Young Scholars(RCJC20210706091949018).
Waste heat emissions are universally present in the environment and industrial production.Innovations aimed at efficiently utilizing low-grade thermal energy have long been desired.Among these,thermoelectric materials...
Nickel is typically used as one of the main components in electrical contact devices or connectors.Nickel oxide(NiO)is usually formed on the surfaces of electrodes and can negatively impact system performance by intro...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11935010);the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(Grant Nos.23ZR1481200 and 23XD1423800);the Opening Project of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology。
Thermal-electric conversion is crucial for smart energy control and harvesting,such as thermal sensing and waste heat recovering.So far,researchers are aware of two main ways of direct thermal-electric conversion,Seeb...
the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52222209,11934007,and 52002167);the Science and Technology Innovation Committee Foundation of Shenzhen(JCYJ20220530165000001 and JCYJ20200109141205978);the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(2021QNRC001);the Outstanding Talents Training Fund in Shenzhen(202108);the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan(2023NSFSC0953)。
Thermoelectric technologies,which generate electricity directly from waste heat,have received considerable attention because of their potential to improve overall energy efficiency[1].The energy conversion efficiency ...
Developing advanced thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery is a promising strategy to meet the growing energy demand and low-carbon economy [1].The thermoelectric performance is evaluated by the dimensionles...
supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(51925101);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFA0702100);111 Project(B17002);Lise Meitner Project(M2889-N)。
Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion between heat and electricity,providing potential in power generation and cooling applications[1].The energy conversion efficiency is determined by the dimensionles...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11834012,91963207,51620105014,and52130203);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFB0703603 and 2019YFA0704903);Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory(XHT2020-004)。
Thermoelectrics have important applications in power generation and refrigeration through the direct energy conversion between heat and electricity.The performance of thermoelectric(TE)materials can be qualified by di...
This work is supported by the Key Research Project of Zhejiang Lab(No.2021PE0AC02);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFB0703600);the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant nos.52172216 and 92163212).
Active Peltier cooling enables Peltier heat transfer in addition to the traditional Fourier thermal conductance,which is useful in some special applications,such as the microthermostats.From the material wise,however,...