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Thermoelectric effects in graphene nanostructures [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2015
The thermoelectric properties of graphene and graphene nanostructures have recently attracted significant attention from the physics and engineering communities. In fundamental physics, the analysis of Seebeck and Nernst effects is very useful in elucidating some details of the electronic band structure of graphene that cannot be probed by conductance ...
Dollfus, Philippe   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Towards Optimizing Width Modulation for Maximum Thermoelectric Efficiency

open access: yesMicromachines, 2023
Maximizing thermoelectric efficiency is typically addressed as identical to minimizing parasitic thermal conduction. Such an approach relies on the assumption that the adopted strategy mainly affects phonons, leaving electrons intact, and is not ...
Antonios-Dimitrios Stefanou   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computationally Modelling the Use of Nanotechnology to Enhance the Performance of Thermoelectric Materials

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
The increased focus on global climate change has meant that the thermoelectric market has received considerably more attention. There are many processes producing large amounts of waste heat that can be utilised to generate electrical energy ...
Peter Spriggs, Qing Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Thermoelectric Effect in a Correlated Quantum Dot Side-Coupled to Majorana Bound States

open access: yesNanoscale Research Letters, 2020
We theoretically study the thermoelectric effect in a hybrid device composed by a topological semiconducting nanowire hosting Majorana bound states (MBSs) and a quantum dot (QD) connected to the left and right non-magnetic electrodes held at different ...
F. Chi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characteristics Analysis of Small Insulated Vans Based on Thermoelectric Cooling

open access: yesFrontiers in Energy Research, 2021
In cold chain logistics, refrigerated trucks are used for long-distance transportation across cities, and insulated trucks are used for short-distance delivery within cities.
Xiao-Hong Yuan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phase-transition-induced giant Thomson effect for thermoelectric cooling [PDF]

open access: yesApplied Physics Reviews, 2021
The Seebeck and Peltier effects have been widely studied and used in various thermoelectric technologies, including thermal energy harvesting and solid-state heat pumps.
R. Modak   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Electrical Modelling and Mismatch Effects of Thermoelectric Modules on Performance of a Thermoelectric Generator for Energy Recovery in Diesel Exhaust Systems

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
Thermoelectric generators harvesting energy from exhaust gases usually present a temperature mismatch between modules, due to the gradual cooling of the gases along the flow direction.
Samir Ezzitouni   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conjuncted photo-thermoelectric effect in ZnO–graphene nanocomposite foam for self-powered simultaneous temperature and light sensing

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
The self-powered sensors are more and more important in current society. However, detecting both light and temperature signals simultaneously without energy waste and signal interference is still a challenge.
Huiqi Zhao   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enhanced Efficiency of Thermoelectric Generator by Optimizing Mechanical and Electrical Structures

open access: yesEnergies, 2017
Much attention has been paid to the application of low temperature thermal resources, especially for power generation in recent years. Most of the current commercialized thermal (including geothermal) power-generation technologies convert thermal energy ...
Jinlong Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal diffusion and thermoelectric phenomena in mixtures of electrolytes’ aqueous solutions and colloidal solutions

open access: yesИзвестия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Физико-математические науки, 2022
Background. This work investigates thermoelectric phenomena in solutions of mixtures of electrolytes, which also include colloidal solutions. Thermoelectric and thermal diffusion phenomena in solutions of simple binary electrolytes have been studied in
A.V. Sidorov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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