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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Main Author: Ng, Ying Xuan
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/81547/1/NgYingXuanMFS2018.pdf