A review on recent selenium- and tellurium-based thermoelectric materials and chalcogenide/organic flexible thermoelectric applications

초록

Thermoelectric (TE) devices, which can convert electrical energy into thermal energy and vice versa, are promising for energy harvesting. With increasing demand for wearable devices, TE composite materials with flexible properties hold significant potential for this application. Incorporation of inorganic TE materials into conducting polymers or flexible substrates can enhance the performance of flexible TE generators in wearable devices. In this review, we briefly introduce inorganic TE materials, mainly focusing on Te- and Se-based chalcogenides and recent research trends in flexible TE technology, and provide a broad summary of assemblage technologies for hybrid inorganic/organic TE materials. We believe that this review will influence further research on improving the performance of inorganic-organic hybrid TE materials.

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