IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/rensus/v64y2016icp635-659.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A review on nanostructures of high-temperature thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery

Author

Listed:
  • Fitriani,
  • Ovik, R.
  • Long, B.D.
  • Barma, M.C.
  • Riaz, M.
  • Sabri, M.F.M.
  • Said, S.M.
  • Saidur, R.

Abstract

Alternative renewable energy sources are immensely important in view of the increase in worldwide energy needs and environmental effects. The thermoelectric (TE) technology is being seen as the perfect solution for both issues due to its ability to convert heat directly into electricity without CO2 emission. However, the application of TE materials for commercial devices is still limited due to their low conversion efficiency of ~10–15%. Currently the improvement of TE efficiency is challenging due to the relationship among physical properties, i.e., electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and Seebeck coefficient which often counter each other and are restricted by the carrier concentrations. Fortunately, nanostructures have been shown to be able to disconnect the link among these physical properties to enhance the conversion efficiency of materials. Thus, the purpose of this review paper is to present the different nanostructured approaches for enhancing the TE properties of materials. The various techniques have been widely used to synthesize the bulk nanostructure and low dimensional systems were also described. A discussion on potential heat resources for the TE conversion, as well as the recent progress in TE is provided in terms of material, process and technology. Nanostructured skutterudites, half - Heusler, oxides and Si-Ge binary system were focused in this review paper due to the fact that the TE materials are among the best candidates for high-temperature applications. We also included our estimation in output electrical power of thermoelectric generation (TEG) for these type TE materials. Besides that, some innovations for the development of TE materials were mentioned. In addition, we also discussed the estimation of the TE cost to shed some light on commercializing considerations. We concluded that the high cost of the heat exchanger and ceramic substrate system components proved to be barriers in reducing the cost of TEG.

Suggested Citation

  • Fitriani, & Ovik, R. & Long, B.D. & Barma, M.C. & Riaz, M. & Sabri, M.F.M. & Said, S.M. & Saidur, R., 2016. "A review on nanostructures of high-temperature thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 635-659.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:64:y:2016:i:c:p:635-659
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.035
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032116302581
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.035?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Allon I. Hochbaum & Renkun Chen & Raul Diaz Delgado & Wenjie Liang & Erik C. Garnett & Mark Najarian & Arun Majumdar & Peidong Yang, 2008. "Enhanced thermoelectric performance of rough silicon nanowires," Nature, Nature, vol. 451(7175), pages 163-167, January.
    2. Ebrahimi, Khosrow & Jones, Gerard F. & Fleischer, Amy S., 2014. "A review of data center cooling technology, operating conditions and the corresponding low-grade waste heat recovery opportunities," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 622-638.
    3. Hsiao, Y.Y. & Chang, W.C. & Chen, S.L., 2010. "A mathematic model of thermoelectric module with applications on waste heat recovery from automobile engine," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 1447-1454.
    4. Liang, Gaowei & Zhou, Jiemin & Huang, Xuezhang, 2011. "Analytical model of parallel thermoelectric generator," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 88(12), pages 5193-5199.
    5. Xi, Hongxia & Luo, Lingai & Fraisse, Gilles, 2007. "Development and applications of solar-based thermoelectric technologies," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 11(5), pages 923-936, June.
    6. Miranda, Á.G. & Chen, T.S. & Hong, C.W., 2013. "Feasibility study of a green energy powered thermoelectric chip based air conditioner for electric vehicles," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 633-641.
    7. Enescu, Diana & Virjoghe, Elena Otilia, 2014. "A review on thermoelectric cooling parameters and performance," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 903-916.
    8. Min, Gao & Rowe, D.M., 2006. "Experimental evaluation of prototype thermoelectric domestic-refrigerators," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 83(2), pages 133-152, February.
    9. Dai, Dan & Zhou, Yixin & Liu, Jing, 2011. "Liquid metal based thermoelectric generation system for waste heat recovery," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(12), pages 3530-3536.
    10. Akram I. Boukai & Yuri Bunimovich & Jamil Tahir-Kheli & Jen-Kan Yu & William A. Goddard III & James R. Heath, 2008. "Silicon nanowires as efficient thermoelectric materials," Nature, Nature, vol. 451(7175), pages 168-171, January.
    11. Zheng, X.F. & Liu, C.X. & Yan, Y.Y. & Wang, Q., 2014. "A review of thermoelectrics research – Recent developments and potentials for sustainable and renewable energy applications," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 486-503.
    12. Martín-González, Marisol & Caballero-Calero, O. & Díaz-Chao, P., 2013. "Nanoengineering thermoelectrics for 21st century: Energy harvesting and other trends in the field," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 288-305.
    13. Maneewan, S. & Khedari, J. & Zeghmati, B. & Hirunlabh, J. & Eakburanawat, J., 2004. "Investigation on generated power of thermoelectric roof solar collector," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 29(5), pages 743-752.
    14. Jong-Soo Rhyee & Kyu Hyoung Lee & Sang Mock Lee & Eunseog Cho & Sang Il Kim & Eunsung Lee & Yong Seung Kwon & Ji Hoon Shim & Gabriel Kotliar, 2009. "Peierls distortion as a route to high thermoelectric performance in In4Se3-δ crystals," Nature, Nature, vol. 459(7249), pages 965-968, June.
    15. Patyk, Andreas, 2013. "Thermoelectric generators for efficiency improvement of power generation by motor generators – Environmental and economic perspectives," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 1448-1457.
    16. Shu, Gequn & Liang, Youcai & Wei, Haiqiao & Tian, Hua & Zhao, Jian & Liu, Lina, 2013. "A review of waste heat recovery on two-stroke IC engine aboard ships," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 19(C), pages 385-401.
    17. Li-Dong Zhao & Shih-Han Lo & Yongsheng Zhang & Hui Sun & Gangjian Tan & Ctirad Uher & C. Wolverton & Vinayak P. Dravid & Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, 2014. "Ultralow thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric figure of merit in SnSe crystals," Nature, Nature, vol. 508(7496), pages 373-377, April.
    18. Chung-Kwei Lin & May-Show Chen & Rong-Tan Huang & Yu-Chun Cheng & Pee-Yew Lee, 2015. "Thermoelectric Properties of Alumina-Doped Bi 0.4 Sb 1.6 Te 3 Nanocomposites Prepared through Mechanical Alloying and Vacuum Hot Pressing," Energies, MDPI, vol. 8(11), pages 1-11, November.
    19. Hamid Elsheikh, Mohamed & Shnawah, Dhafer Abdulameer & Sabri, Mohd Faizul Mohd & Said, Suhana Binti Mohd & Haji Hassan, Masjuki & Ali Bashir, Mohamed Bashir & Mohamad, Mahazani, 2014. "A review on thermoelectric renewable energy: Principle parameters that affect their performance," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 337-355.
    20. Cheng, Tsung-Chieh & Cheng, Chin-Hsiang & Huang, Zhu-Zin & Liao, Guo-Chun, 2011. "Development of an energy-saving module via combination of solar cells and thermoelectric coolers for green building applications," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(1), pages 133-140.
    21. Rama Venkatasubramanian & Edward Siivola & Thomas Colpitts & Brooks O'Quinn, 2001. "Thin-film thermoelectric devices with high room-temperature figures of merit," Nature, Nature, vol. 413(6856), pages 597-602, October.
    22. LeBlanc, Saniya & Yee, Shannon K. & Scullin, Matthew L. & Dames, Chris & Goodson, Kenneth E., 2014. "Material and manufacturing cost considerations for thermoelectrics," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 313-327.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Yazdanifard, Farideh & Ameri, Mehran, 2018. "Exergetic advancement of photovoltaic/thermal systems (PV/T): A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 529-553.
    2. Chen, Wei-Hsin & Carrera Uribe, Manuel & Kwon, Eilhann E. & Lin, Kun-Yi Andrew & Park, Young-Kwon & Ding, Lu & Saw, Lip Huat, 2022. "A comprehensive review of thermoelectric generation optimization by statistical approach: Taguchi method, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and response surface methodology (RSM)," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 169(C).
    3. Degang Zhao & Di Wu & Lin Bo, 2017. "Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of Cu 3 SbSe 4 Compounds via Gallium Doping," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-9, October.
    4. Mamur, Hayati & Bhuiyan, M.R.A. & Korkmaz, Fatih & Nil, Mustafa, 2018. "A review on bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) nanostructure for thermoelectric applications," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 82(P3), pages 4159-4169.
    5. Shakeel, Muhammad & Rehman, Khalid & Ahmad, Salman & Amin, Mohsin & Iqbal, Nadeem & Khan, Arshad, 2021. "A low-cost printed organic thermoelectric generator for low-temperature energy harvesting," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 167(C), pages 853-860.
    6. Liu, Shiying & Lan, Mingdi & Li, Guojian & Piao, Yongjun & Ahmoum, Hassan & Wang, Qiang, 2021. "Breaking the tradeoff among thermoelectric parameters by multi composite of porosity and CNT in AZO films," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 225(C).
    7. Lan, Song & Li, Qingshan & Guo, Xin & Wang, Shukun & Chen, Rui, 2023. "Fuel saving potential analysis of bifunctional vehicular waste heat recovery system using thermoelectric generator and organic Rankine cycle," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 263(PB).
    8. Marenco-Porto, Carlos A. & Fierro, José J. & Nieto-Londoño, César & Lopera, Leonardo & Escudero-Atehortua, Ana & Giraldo, Mauricio & Jouhara, Hussam, 2023. "Potential savings in the cement industry using waste heat recovery technologies," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 279(C).
    9. Chen, Wei-Hsin & Lin, Yen-Kuan & Luo, Ding & Jin, Liwen & Hoang, Anh Tuan & Saw, Lip Huat & Nižetić, Sandro, 2023. "Effects of material doping on the performance of thermoelectric generator with/without equal segments," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 350(C).
    10. Tappura, Kirsi & Juntunen, Taneli & Jaakkola, Kaarle & Ruoho, Mikko & Tittonen, Ilkka & Ritasalo, Riina & Pudas, Marko, 2020. "Large-area implementation and critical evaluation of the material and fabrication aspects of a thin-film thermoelectric generator based on aluminum-doped zinc oxide," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 147(P1), pages 1292-1298.
    11. Zhang, Hanfei & Shin, Donghyun & Santhanagopalan, Sunand, 2019. "Microencapsulated binary carbonate salt mixture in silica shell with enhanced effective heat capacity for high temperature latent heat storage," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 1156-1162.
    12. He, Zhi-Zhu, 2020. "A coupled electrical-thermal impedance matching model for design optimization of thermoelectric generator," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 269(C).
    13. Tong, Yueheng & Yang, Wei, 2022. "Numerical analysis and experimental study on the thermoelectric characteristics of the Al–Si alloy used for building energy storage tile," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 200(C), pages 1447-1457.
    14. Zhang, Houcheng & Xu, Haoran & Chen, Bin & Dong, Feifei & Ni, Meng, 2017. "Two-stage thermoelectric generators for waste heat recovery from solid oxide fuel cells," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 280-288.
    15. Karthick, Krishnadass & Suresh, S. & Singh, Harjit & Joy, Grashin C & Dhanuskodi, R., 2019. "Theoretical and experimental evaluation of thermal interface materials and other influencing parameters for thermoelectric generator system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 25-43.
    16. Peter Spriggs & Qing Wang, 2020. "Computationally Modelling the Use of Nanotechnology to Enhance the Performance of Thermoelectric Materials," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-21, September.
    17. Yoo, Chung-Yul & Yeon, Changho & Jin, Younghwan & Kim, Yeongseon & Song, Jinseop & Yoon, Hana & Park, Sang Hyun & Beltrán-Pitarch, Braulio & García-Cañadas, Jorge & Min, Gao, 2019. "Determination of the thermoelectric properties of a skutterudite-based device at practical operating temperatures by impedance spectroscopy," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 251(C), pages 1-1.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Zeb, K. & Ali, S.M. & Khan, B. & Mehmood, C.A. & Tareen, N. & Din, W. & Farid, U. & Haider, A., 2017. "A survey on waste heat recovery: Electric power generation and potential prospects within Pakistan," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 1142-1155.
    2. Dey, Abhijit & Bajpai, Om Prakash & Sikder, Arun K. & Chattopadhyay, Santanu & Shafeeuulla Khan, Md Abdul, 2016. "Recent advances in CNT/graphene based thermoelectric polymer nanocomposite: A proficient move towards waste energy harvesting," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 653-671.
    3. Siddique, Abu Raihan Mohammad & Mahmud, Shohel & Heyst, Bill Van, 2017. "A review of the state of the science on wearable thermoelectric power generators (TEGs) and their existing challenges," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 730-744.
    4. Twaha, Ssennoga & Zhu, Jie & Yan, Yuying & Li, Bo, 2016. "A comprehensive review of thermoelectric technology: Materials, applications, modelling and performance improvement," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 698-726.
    5. Hamid Elsheikh, Mohamed & Shnawah, Dhafer Abdulameer & Sabri, Mohd Faizul Mohd & Said, Suhana Binti Mohd & Haji Hassan, Masjuki & Ali Bashir, Mohamed Bashir & Mohamad, Mahazani, 2014. "A review on thermoelectric renewable energy: Principle parameters that affect their performance," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 337-355.
    6. Fan, Zeng & Zhang, Yaoyun & Pan, Lujun & Ouyang, Jianyong & Zhang, Qian, 2021. "Recent developments in flexible thermoelectrics: From materials to devices," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
    7. He, Wei & Zhang, Gan & Zhang, Xingxing & Ji, Jie & Li, Guiqiang & Zhao, Xudong, 2015. "Recent development and application of thermoelectric generator and cooler," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 1-25.
    8. Patil, Dipak S. & Arakerimath, Rachayya R. & Walke, Pramod V., 2018. "Thermoelectric materials and heat exchangers for power generation – A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 1-22.
    9. Enescu, Diana & Virjoghe, Elena Otilia, 2014. "A review on thermoelectric cooling parameters and performance," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 903-916.
    10. Wang, Yuchao & Dai, Chuanshan & Wang, Shixue, 2013. "Theoretical analysis of a thermoelectric generator using exhaust gas of vehicles as heat source," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 1171-1180.
    11. Shittu, Samson & Li, Guiqiang & Akhlaghi, Yousef Golizadeh & Ma, Xiaoli & Zhao, Xudong & Ayodele, Emmanuel, 2019. "Advancements in thermoelectric generators for enhanced hybrid photovoltaic system performance," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 109(C), pages 24-54.
    12. Chen, Wei-Hsin & Liao, Chen-Yeh & Hung, Chen-I & Huang, Wei-Lun, 2012. "Experimental study on thermoelectric modules for power generation at various operating conditions," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 45(1), pages 874-881.
    13. Shen, Limei & Pu, Xiwang & Sun, Yongjun & Chen, Jiongde, 2016. "A study on thermoelectric technology application in net zero energy buildings," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 9-24.
    14. Gou, Xiaolong & Ping, Huifeng & Ou, Qiang & Xiao, Heng & Qing, Shaowei, 2015. "A novel thermoelectric generation system with thermal switch," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 160(C), pages 843-852.
    15. Massaguer, A. & Massaguer, E. & Comamala, M. & Pujol, T. & González, J.R. & Cardenas, M.D. & Carbonell, D. & Bueno, A.J., 2018. "A method to assess the fuel economy of automotive thermoelectric generators," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 222(C), pages 42-58.
    16. Sahin, Ahmet Z. & Yilbas, Bekir S., 2013. "Thermodynamic irreversibility and performance characteristics of thermoelectric power generator," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 899-904.
    17. Kevin Bethke & Virgil Andrei & Klaus Rademann, 2016. "Decreasing the Effective Thermal Conductivity in Glass Supported Thermoelectric Layers," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(3), pages 1-19, March.
    18. Seunggen Yang & Kyoungah Cho & Sangsig Kim, 2020. "Enhanced Thermoelectric Characteristics of Ag 2 Se Nanoparticle Thin Films by Embedding Silicon Nanowires," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-10, June.
    19. Su, Guozhen & Zhang, Yanchao & Cai, Ling & Su, Shanhe & Chen, Jincan, 2015. "Conceptual design and simulation investigation of an electronic cooling device powered by hot electrons," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 90(P2), pages 1842-1847.
    20. Selvan, Krishna Veni & Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Sultan, 2016. "Micro-scale energy harvesting devices: Review of methodological performances in the last decade," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 1035-1047.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:64:y:2016:i:c:p:635-659. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.