Importance of high power factor in thermoelectric materials for power generation application: A perspective

• Published in: Scripta materialia Vol. 111; no. C; pp. 3 - 9
• Main Authors: Liu, Weishu, Kim, Hee Seok, Jie, Qing, Ren, Zhifeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: (PF)eng; (ZT)eng; Figure of merit; Heat transfer; Indicators; Power factor; Power generation; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectric; Thermoelectric materials; Thermoelectric power generation; (PF)eng; Thermoelectric; Power factor; (ZT)eng; Figure of merit

[Display omitted] The figure of merit (ZT) has been used for more than half a century to guide the research of thermoelectric materials. In this perspective viewpoint, we emphasize that the power factor (PF) is more important than the thermal conductivity for thermoelectric power generation for a gi...