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The physical properties of polycrystalline Ce3-xTe4 were investigated by measurements of the thermoelectric properties, Hall coefficient, heat capacity, and magnetization. The fully-filled, metallic x=0 compound displays a soft…
We present here the thermoelectric properties of olivine-type Fe2GeCh4 (Ch = S, Se and Te) using the linear augmented plane wave method based on first principles density functional calculations. The calculated transport properties using the…
The demand for green energy increases day by day due to environmental concern and thermoelectric (TE) materials are one of the eco-friendly energy resources. Few authors reported high TE performance in TmCu$_3$Ch$_4$, reaching the figure of…
Theoretical descriptions of the Seebeck coefficient in terms of the differential electrical conductivity given by Cutler and Mott is the foundation of later works in terms of transmission function from the thermoelectric transport theory.…
Thermoelectric materials create an electric potential when subject to a temperature gradient and vice versa hence they can be used to harvest waste heat into electricity and in thermal management applications. However, finding highly…
We report the thermoelectric (TE) properties of (1-x)LaCoO3.xLa0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (0 < x < 0.10) composite in a temperature range 320-800 K. Addition of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 to LaCoO3 in small amount (5 weight %) improves the overall Seebeck…
Heusler type compounds have long been recognized as potential thermoelectric (TE) materials. Here, the experimentally observed TE properties of Fe$_{2}$VAl are understood through electronic structure calculations in the temperature range of…
A high Seebeck coefficient (S), large electrical conductivity ({\sigma}), and reduced thermal conductivity ({\kappa}) are required to achieve a high figure-of-merit (zT) in an ideal thermoelectric (TE) system, which is challenging in a…
Transition metal-based quaternary chalcogenides have gathered immense attention for various renewable energy applications including thermoelectrics (TE). While low-symmetry and complex structure help to achieve low thermal conductivity, the…
In this work, we try to understand the experimental thermoelectric (TE) properties of a ZrNiSn sample with DFT and semiclassical transport calculations using SCAN functional. SCAN and mBJ provide the same band gap $E_{g}$ of $\sim$0.54 eV.…
High-performance thermoelectric (TE) materials are crucial for efficient waste-heat recovery and solid-state cooling technologies. A persistent challenge in TE materials design arises from the strong interdependence among the electrical…
We present a detailed study of the charge transport, optical reflectivity, and thermal transport properties of n-type PbSe crystals. A strong scattering, mobility-limiting mechanism was revealed to be at play at temperatures above 500 K.…
The electronic and thermoelectric (TE) transport properties of 13 n-type and p-type half-Heusler alloys are computationally examined using Boltzmann transport. The electronic scattering times resulting from all relevant phonon interactions…
The half-Heusler (hH) compounds are currently considered promising thermoelectric (TE) materials due to their favorable thermopower and electrical conductivity. Accurate estimates of these properties are therefore highly desirable and…
Search of new thermoelectric (TE) materials with high \textit{figure-of-merit} (ZT) is always inspired the researcher in TE field. Here, we present a combined experimental and theoretical study of TE properties of Na$_{0.74}$CoO$_{2}$…
We present the thermoelectric (TE) properties of LaCoO$_{3}$ compound in the temperature range 300-600 K. The experimental value of Seebeck coefficient ($\alpha$) at 300 K is found to be $\sim$635 $\mu$V/K. The value of $\alpha$ decreases…
In the ongoing search for innovative thermoelectric (TE) materials with superior TE performance globally, we aim to investigate the possible use of half-Heusler alloy CoHfSi in TE applications. We analyzed the structure stability,…
The effect of electron-phonon scattering processes over the thermoelectric properties of extrinsic graphene was studied. Electrical and thermal resistivity, as well as the thermopower, were calculated within the Bloch theory approximations.…
It is generally assumed in the thermoelectric community that the lattice thermal conductivity of a given material is independent of the electronic properties. This perspective is however questionable since the electron-phonon coupling could…
The electronic structures and thermoelectric properties of $\mathrm{Cs_2[PdCl_4]I_2}$ are investigated by the first-principles calculations and semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory. Both electron and phonon transport are considered to…