THERMOELECTRIC COMPLEX MATERIALS

Thermoelectric materials, which can be utilized as solid-state Peltier coolers or to produce power from waste heat, may be crucial to a worldwide sustainable energy solution. Finding materials with greater thermoelectric efficiency than those now on the market is necessary for such a development, but this is difficult due to the contradictory combination of material properties needed. However, a new era of complicated thermoelectric materials is emerging due to contemporary synthesis and characterization methods, especially for nanoscale materials. We examine current developments in the sector, emphasizing methods for enhancing thermopower and lowering thermal conductivity.