In:
Annual Review of Materials Research, Annual Reviews, Vol. 50, No. 1 ( 2020-07-01), p. 319-344
Abstract:
Constructing hybrid composites with organic and inorganic materials at different length scales provides unconventional opportunities in the field of thermoelectric materials, which are classified as hybrid crystal, superlattice, and nanocomposite. A variety of new techniques have been proposed to fabricate hybrid thermoelectric materials with homogeneous microstructures and intimate interfaces, which are critical for good thermoelectric performance. The combination of organic and inorganic materials at the nano or atomic scale can cause strong perturbation in the structural, electron, and phonon characteristics, providing new mechanisms to decouple electrical and thermal transport properties that are not attainable in the pure organic or inorganic counterparts. Because of their increasing thermoelectric performance, compositional diversity, mechanical flexibility, and ease of fabrication, hybrid materials have become the most promising candidates for flexible energy harvesting and solid-state cooling.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1531-7331
,
1545-4118
DOI:
10.1146/matsci.2020.50.issue-1
DOI:
10.1146/annurev-matsci-082319-111001
Language:
English
Publisher:
Annual Reviews
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2095575-3
