Themed collection Emerging thermoelectric materials

Krishna Nama Manjunatha, Shashi Paul, Satyajit Sahu and Mona Zebarjadi introduce the Materials Advances themed issue on advances in emerging thermoelectric materials and devices.

The use of tripod templates and the incorporation of transition metals as metal centres would significantly enhance the electronic and thermoelectric properties of molecular junctions, making them promising candidates for thermoelectric applications.

The first investigation on the properties of intermetallic YbZn₁₁ for active cooling: an unconventional thermoelectric application.

Highly symmetrical stabilized cubic structure in the operating temperature range of 300–800 K.

We analyzed the impact of dopant orientation (intercalation and filling) on the thermoelectric property of ICl-doped (8,0) SWCNT network using first-principles calculations.

Thermoelectric characterization of built-in devices designed using a silicon-on-insulator substrate to extract the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity of 60 nm thick crystalline silicon membranes.

The Figure showcases high thermoelectric figure of merit (zT) values at 300 K for K₂GeMnCl₆, K₂GeMnBr₆, and K₂GeMnI₆ (1.01, 1.00 and 0.99), highlighting their significant potential for renewable energy applications.

Looking at the literature survey, this seems to be the first report on growth of a copper antimony diselenide (CuSbSe₂) single crystal with a 5.8 cm length and 1.0 cm diameter by the vertical Bridgman technique.

Organic thermoelectric devices allow the conversion of heat into electricity in a sustainable way, making them strong candidates to solve the present energy crisis.

The physical properties of A₂YAuI₆ (A = Rb, Cs) perovskite have been investigated in the current work using DFT calculations. Our computed results show that these halides are best for thermoelectric and solar cell applications.

Ag₈SiSe₆ is a promising n-type thermoelectric material for near-room temperature applications. We reveal the pronounced relationship between the cooling conditions (including quenching parameters) and thermoelectric properties of Ag₈SiSe₆ compounds.

In this work we theoretically investigate the electronic properties, optical properties, and thermoelectric characteristics of bilayer (BL) β₁₂-like phase borophene synthesized on a Cu(111) substrate.

Yb₄Sb₃ and substituted derivatives were investigated through combined experimental and theoretical investigation for very high temperature thermoelectric applications.

We benchmark a fully ab initio modelling workflow for predicting the electrical and thermal transport properties and thermoelectric figure of merit ZT on three oxide perovskites, viz. orthorhombic CaTiO₃, tetragonal SrTiO₃ and rhombohedral BaTiO₃.