Metal oxides (Ca3Co4O9, CaMnO3, SrTiO3, In2O3), Ti sulfides, and Mn silicides are promising thermoelectric (TE) material candidates for cascade‐type modules that are usable in a temperature range of 300–1200 K in air. In this paper, we review previous studies in the field of TE materials development and make recommendations for each material regarding future research. Furthermore, the R&D of TE modules composed of metal oxide materials and the prospect of their commercialization for energy harvesting is demonstrated.
High-performance thermoelectric bulk sulfide with the colusite structure is achieved by controlling the densification process and forming short-to-medium range structural defects. A simple and powerful way to adjust carrier concentration combined with enhanced phonon scattering through point defects and disordered regions is described. By combining experiments with band structure and phonons calculations, we elucidate, for the first time, the underlying mechanism at the origin of intrinsically low thermal conductivity in colusite samples as well as the effect of S vacancies and antisite defects on the carrier concentration. Our approach provides a controlled and scalable method to engineer high power factors and remarkable figures of merit near the unity in complex bulk sulfide such as CuVSnS colusites.
We report on the thermoelectric properties of CuxTiS2 bulk compounds. Copper cations have been intercalated into the layered chalcogenide TiS2 by spark plasma sintering. X-ray diffraction analysis coupled to transmission electron microscopy shows that the lattice constant c expands linearly as the Cu content x increases. The Cu-intercalation into TiS2 leads to substantial decrease in both electrical resistivity and lattice thermal conductivity as compared to those of pristine TiS2. The figure of merit, ZT, is increased up to 0.45 at 800 K for x = 0.02. The power factor, PF, reaches 1.7 mW/mK2 in TiS2 at 325 K.
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