Recent Advances in Thermoelectric Energy Conversion
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "I: Energy Fundamentals and Conversion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1623
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermoelectric power generating/cooling system; electronics thermal management
Interests: energy conversion materials; thermal energy storage systems; passive cooling systems; biocompatible power management systems and soft electronics
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Interests: Mg-based thermoelectric materials; first-principles calculation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermoelectric energy conversion technology, capable of converting heat into electricity and vice versa in a direct and simple manner, plays a vital role in space exploration, as a long-life power supply, and in (opto)electronics cooling, as a compact cooler; it holds promise for broader applications including, but not limited to, waste heat recovery, solar/environmental energy harvesting, and personal thermal management. The persistent pursuit of higher power generation and cooling capacities has pushed forward the research in high-performance thermoelectric materials, advanced device integration, and system design, which are the three wheels of this technology. It generally takes a long time to perfect a new thermoelectric material’s various properties, manufacturing technics, and, finally, practical application (the Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric material is still the only commercialized one by now). Fortunately, it is good to see that improvements in device integration and systematic thermal/mechanical design can take full advantage of available materials and lead to instant benefits to the service of this technique in the real world.
This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advances in thermoelectric energy conversion, both power generation and cooling/heat pumping. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Promotion of the electrical, thermal, or mechanical properties of both commercialized and promising thermoelectric materials;
- Novel measuring methods and facilities for thermoelectric materials and devices in broader temperature ranges or with higher accuracies;
- Novel design of both rigid and flexible thermoelectric devices for specific uses;
- Promotion in the interfacial performance and reliability of thermoelectric devices;
- Analyses, simulations, tests; and optimizations of thermoelectric devices and systems for new as well as existing applications.
Dr. Kang Zhu
Dr. Hee-Seok Kim
Dr. Feng Jiang
Dr. Xinzhi Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thermoelectric energy conversion
- power generation
- cooling
- high-performance material
- manufacturing technics
- measuring methods
- device integration
- system design
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