Electron microscopy for characterization of thermoelectric nanomaterials

Haijun Wu; Jiaqing He

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38934-4_10

Electron microscopy for characterization of thermoelectric nanomaterials

Haijun Wu
, Jiaqing He

Southern University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Thermoelectric (TE) materials, capable of scavenging electric power from sources of waste heat, are currently receiving significant attention as a part of the search for sustainable energy sources. Most state-of-the-art TE materials are characterized with various microstructural features from fine grains, dispersed nanoprecipitates, to atomic-scale lattice disorder, accompanying strains around above various defects. These microstructural features are essential for understanding the mechanism and also powerful guides to exploit new TE materials with higher performance and lower cost. Recently, the electron microscopy has evolved into a powerful analytical tool to provide micro-/nano-/atomic-scale information of TE materials. Thus we mainly review the application of various electron microscopy technologies in PbTe-based TE materials in this chapter.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterization of Nanomaterials
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	427-536
Number of pages	110
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642389344
ISBN (Print)	9783642389337
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38934-4_10
State	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

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