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Superparamagnetic enhancement of thermoelectric performance

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  • Wenyu Zhao

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Zhiyuan Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Zhigang Sun

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Qingjie Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Ping Wei

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Xin Mu

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Hongyu Zhou

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Cuncheng Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Shifang Ma

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Danqi He

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Pengxia Ji

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Wanting Zhu

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Xiaolei Nie

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Xianli Su

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Xinfeng Tang

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Baogen Shen

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xiaoli Dong

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jihui Yang

    (University of Washington)

  • Yong Liu

    (School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University)

  • Jing Shi

    (School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University)

Abstract

By embedding superparamagnetic nanoparticles in a thermoelectric matrix, phonon and electron transport within the material can be controlled simultaneously at nanometre and mesoscopic length scales, thereby improving the thermoelectric performance of the material.

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  • Wenyu Zhao & Zhiyuan Liu & Zhigang Sun & Qingjie Zhang & Ping Wei & Xin Mu & Hongyu Zhou & Cuncheng Li & Shifang Ma & Danqi He & Pengxia Ji & Wanting Zhu & Xiaolei Nie & Xianli Su & Xinfeng Tang & Bao, 2017. "Superparamagnetic enhancement of thermoelectric performance," Nature, Nature, vol. 549(7671), pages 247-251, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:549:y:2017:i:7671:d:10.1038_nature23667
    DOI: 10.1038/nature23667
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