A research team has demonstrated that a simple stack of thermoelectric and magnetic material layers can exhibit a substantially larger transverse thermoelectric effect -- energy conversion between ...

With ongoing breakthroughs in materials and system-level integration, thermoelectric generators are poised for transformative ...

Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) use heat—or more accurately, temperature differences—and the well-known Seebeck effect to generate electricity. Their applications range from energy harvesting of ...

The thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a particular material is determined by the value of its thermoelectric figure of merit zT. It is a complex function of the absolute temperature and several ...

A new quantum transport theory reveals how femtosecond time scale thermoelectric fluctuations influence energy control at the nanoscale. The University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has contributed to the ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have developed a new thermoelectric material that may be the most efficient one yet. The new and improved polycrystalline form of purified tin selenide has all the ...

They published their work on Apr. 10 in Energy Material Advances. The electrode sheet of the thermoelectric device consists of ionic hydrogel, which is sandwiched between the electrodes to form, and ...

Thermoelectric generator harvests renewable energy from the cold of space As effective as solar panels are, one of their major downsides is that they only produce power during the day, so excess ...

If you’re evaluating energy harvesting technologies, you may want to check out this thermoelectric power generator kit from Nextreme. Nextreme wants to make it as easy as possible to get you started ...

approximately $2.5 million. Teledyne Energy Systems’ two awards will pursue different paths to achieve the same goal – a doubling of conventional thermoelectric power generator efficiency. The first ...