Neutrons help understand the origin of thermoelectric properties in sodium cobaltates
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 08:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Thermoelectric materials, which can generate electricity from waste heat or be used as solid-state refrigerators, could play an important role in a global sustainable energy solution. Such a development involves identifying materials with a higher thermoelectric efficiency than currently available. This is a major challenge given the conflicting combination of material properties that are required.