Thermoelectric cooling materials

Solid-state thermoelectric devices can directly convert electricity into cooling or enable heat pumping through the Peltier effect. The commercialization of thermoelectric cooling technology has been built on the Bi 2 Te 3 alloys, which have had no rival for the past six decades around room temperat...

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Published in:Nature materials Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 454 - 461
Main Authors: Mao, Jun, Chen, Gang, Ren, Zhifeng
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.04.2021
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:
639/301/1005/1007
639/301/299/2736
Biomaterials
Bismuth tellurides
Chemistry and Materials Science
Commercialization
Condensed Matter Physics
Cooling
Electricity
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Optical and Electronic Materials
Peltier effects
Perspective
Room temperature
Thermoelectric cooling
Thermoelectric materials
ISSN:1476-1122, 1476-4660, 1476-4660
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Summary:Solid-state thermoelectric devices can directly convert electricity into cooling or enable heat pumping through the Peltier effect. The commercialization of thermoelectric cooling technology has been built on the Bi 2 Te 3 alloys, which have had no rival for the past six decades around room temperature. With the discovery and development of more promising materials, it is possible to reshape thermoelectric cooling technology. Here we review the current status of, and future outlook for, thermoelectric cooling materials. Thermoelectric materials can generate electricity from waste heat but can also use electricity for cooling. This Perspective discusses coefficients of performance for these systems and the state-of-the-art for materials, and suggests strategies for the discovery of improved thermoelectric materials.
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ISSN:1476-1122
1476-4660
1476-4660
DOI:10.1038/s41563-020-00852-w