ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
Metallic Thermoelectrics: High Thermoelectric Performance through Tuning of Electronic Scattering
Thermoelectric (TE) materials directly transform thermal into electrical energy and vice versa, making them promising for a plethora of applications in refrigeration or power generation. However, state-of-the-art semiconductors in the focus of current research did not make the leap into broad applications due to low power density and poor mechanical properties. Metallic systems would be superior in this regard, but remained largely neglected by the TE community over the past decades due to their small TE effect. This fundamental research project focuses on realizing high TE performance in metals via tuning of electronic interband scattering – an innovative enhancement principle cardinally…
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