Recent advances in silicon-based nanostructures for thermoelectric applications
In this work, implementations of silicon-based thermoelectric nanomaterials are reviewed. Approaches ranging from nanostructured bulk - i.e., macroscopic materials presenting nanoscale features - to more complex low-dimensional materials are covered. These implementations take advantage of different...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/347663 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/347663 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85153797797 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Films Nanostructures Silicon Electronic band structure Low-dimensional materials Macroscopic materials Nanoscale features Nanostructured materials |
| Sumario: | In this work, implementations of silicon-based thermoelectric nanomaterials are reviewed. Approaches ranging from nanostructured bulk - i.e., macroscopic materials presenting nanoscale features - to more complex low-dimensional materials are covered. These implementations take advantage of different phonon scattering mechanisms and eventual modifications of the electronic band-structure for the enhancement of the thermoelectric figure of merit. This work is focused on the recent advances in silicon and silicon-based thermoelectric nanomaterials of the last decade - at both the theoretical and experimental level - with the spotlight on the most recent works. Different nanostructures and their fabrication methods are detailed, while the thermoelectric performances and the feasibility of their integration into functional micro-harvester generators are compared and discussed. This Research Update first covers the advances in nanostructured bulk, such as nanometric-sized polycrystals or defect-induced materials. Subsequently, it reviews low-dimensional materials, namely, thin films and nanowires. Later, other complex structures based on nanoporosity, superlattices, or core-shell schemes are detailed. Finally, it is devoted to present examples of the successful implementation of nanostructured silicon into functional thermoelectric devices. |
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