A review of recent progress in thermoelectric materials through computational methods
Abstract Reducing our overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels requires groundbreaking innovations in increasing our efficiency in energy consumption for current technologies and moving towards renewable energy sources. Thermoelectric materials can help in achieving both goals. Moreover, because of r...
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| author | J. Julio Gutiérrez Moreno Jiang Cao Marco Fronzi M. Hussein N. Assadi |
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| description | Abstract Reducing our overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels requires groundbreaking innovations in increasing our efficiency in energy consumption for current technologies and moving towards renewable energy sources. Thermoelectric materials can help in achieving both goals. Moreover, because of recent advances in high-performance computing, researchers more increasingly rely on computational methods in discovering new thermoelectric materials with economically feasible performance. In this article, significant thermoelectric materials discovered through these computational methods are systematically reviewed. Furthermore, the primary computational tools that aid the design of the next-generation thermoelectric materials are introduced and discussed. These techniques include various levels of density functional theory, electronic transport simulations, and phonon calculations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-643732a22dcc46169c3032abcb3884712022-12-22T03:01:57ZengSpringerOpenMaterials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy2194-14592194-14672020-08-019312210.1007/s40243-020-00175-5A review of recent progress in thermoelectric materials through computational methodsJ. Julio Gutiérrez Moreno0Jiang Cao1Marco Fronzi2M. Hussein N. Assadi3Department of Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and TechnologySchool of Mathematical and Physical Science, University of Technology SydneySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South WalesAbstract Reducing our overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels requires groundbreaking innovations in increasing our efficiency in energy consumption for current technologies and moving towards renewable energy sources. Thermoelectric materials can help in achieving both goals. Moreover, because of recent advances in high-performance computing, researchers more increasingly rely on computational methods in discovering new thermoelectric materials with economically feasible performance. In this article, significant thermoelectric materials discovered through these computational methods are systematically reviewed. Furthermore, the primary computational tools that aid the design of the next-generation thermoelectric materials are introduced and discussed. These techniques include various levels of density functional theory, electronic transport simulations, and phonon calculations.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40243-020-00175-5Thermoelectric materialsHeterostructuresDensity functional theoryDFT + UTransport phenomenaPhonon dispersion |
| spellingShingle | J. Julio Gutiérrez Moreno Jiang Cao Marco Fronzi M. Hussein N. Assadi A review of recent progress in thermoelectric materials through computational methods Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Thermoelectric materials Heterostructures Density functional theory DFT + U Transport phenomena Phonon dispersion |
| title | A review of recent progress in thermoelectric materials through computational methods |
| title_full | A review of recent progress in thermoelectric materials through computational methods |
| title_fullStr | A review of recent progress in thermoelectric materials through computational methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of recent progress in thermoelectric materials through computational methods |
| title_short | A review of recent progress in thermoelectric materials through computational methods |
| title_sort | review of recent progress in thermoelectric materials through computational methods |
| topic | Thermoelectric materials Heterostructures Density functional theory DFT + U Transport phenomena Phonon dispersion |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40243-020-00175-5 |
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