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Oxides are known as stable, inexpensive, and sustainable thermoelectric (TE) materials. Thermoelectric modules based on bulk oxides legs have been proposed in past years. However, main obstacles to the practical diffusion of such kind of heat harvesters are their low conversion efficiency and mechanical rigidity. Use of nanostructured oxide thin films is expected to overcome both drawbacks. This chapter reviews the recent progress on the fabrication of tiny modules based on oxide thin films.
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Mele, P., Saini, S., Magnone, E. (2019). Thermoelectric Modules Based on Oxide Thin Films. In: Mele, P., et al. Thermoelectric Thin Films. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20043-5_7
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