Ab initio calculation of seebeck effect of bulk and monolayer palladium dichalcogenides
All forms of the heat engines waste a sizeable part of heat due to their low efficiency. Thermoelectric (TE) materials can make use of this waste heat to generate electricity. The figure of merit ZT of a material is crucial in determining the energy conversion efficiency. However, to-date there is n...
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Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/81547/1/NgYingXuanMFS2018.pdf |