Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Metal oxides for thermoelectric power generation and beyond

  • Review
  • Published:
Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Metal oxides are widely used in many applications such as thermoelectric, solar cells, sensors, transistors, and optoelectronic devices due to their outstanding mechanical, chemical, electrical, and optical properties. For instance, their high Seebeck coefficient, high thermal stability, and earth abundancy make them suitable for thermoelectric power generation, particularly at a high-temperature regime. In this article, we review the recent advances of developing high electrical properties of metal oxides and their applications in thermoelectric, solar cells, sensors, and other optoelectronic devices. The materials examined include both narrow-band-gap (e.g., Na x CoO2, Ca3Co4O9, BiCuSeO, CaMnO3, SrTiO3) and wide-band-gap materials (e.g., ZnO-based, SnO2-based, In2O3-based). Unlike previous review articles, the focus of this study is on identifying an effective doping mechanism of different metal oxides to reach a high power factor. Effective dopants and doping strategies to achieve high carrier concentration and high electrical conductivities are highlighted in this review to enable the advanced applications of metal oxides in thermoelectric power generation and beyond.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Tritt TM (2011) Thermoelectric phenomena, materials, and applications. Annu Rev Mater Res 41:433–448

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Shakouri A (2011) Recent developments in semiconductor thermoelectric physics and materials. Annu Rev Mater Res 41:399–431

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Webb JH (1962) Thermoelectricity: science and engineering. J Am Chem Soc 84:690–691

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Dresselhaus M et al (2007) New directions for low-dimensional thermoelectric materials. Adv Mater 19:1043–1053

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Takagiwa Y, Pei Y, Pomrehn G, Snyder G (2012) Dopants effect on the band structure of PbTe thermoelectric material. Appl Phys Lett 101:092102

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Rowe D, Shukla V (1981) The effect of phonon-grain boundary scattering on the lattice thermal conductivity and thermoelectric conversion efficiency of heavily doped fine-grained, hot pressed silicon gemanium alloy. J Appl Phys 52:7421

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Minnich A, Dresselhaus M, Ren Z, Chen G (2009) Bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future prospects. Energy Environ Sci 2:466–479

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Liu W, YaN X, Chen G, Ren Z (2012) Recent advances in thermoelectric nanocomposites. Nano Energy 1:42–56

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Zhao HB, Hao Q, Xu DC, Lu N (2016) High-throughout ZT predictions of nanoporous bulk materials as next-genertion thermoelectric materials: a material genome approach. Phys Rev B 93:205206

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Wei H et al (2017) Significantly enhanced energy density of magnetite/polypyrrole nanocomposite capacitors at high rates by low magnetic fields. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-017-0003-4

  11. Yang X, Jiang X, Huang Y, Guo Z, Shao L (2017) Building nanoporous metal-organic frameworks “armor” on fibers for high-performance composite materials. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 9:5590–5599

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Hurwitz E et al (2010) Thermopower study of gan-based materials for next-generation thermoelectric devices and applications. J Electron Mater 40:513–517

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Lu N, Ferguson IT (2013) III-Nitrides for energy production: phtovoltaic and thermoelectric applications. Semicond Sci Technol 28:074023

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Liu Z, Yi X, Wang J, Kang J, Melton A.G, Shi Y, Lu N, Wang J, Li J, Ferguson IT (2012) Ferromagnetism and its stability in n-type Gd-doped GaN: First-principles calculation. Appl Phys Lett 100(23):232408

  15. Lee M et al (2006) Large enhancement of the thermopower in NaxCoO2 at high Na doping. Nat Mater 5:537–540

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Ohta H, Sugiura K, Koumoto K (2008) Recent progress in oxide thermoelectric materials: p-type Ca3Co4O9 and n-type SrTiO3−. Inorg Chem 47:8429–8436

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Pei Y-L, Wu H, Wu D, Zheng F, He J (2014) High thermoelectric performance realized in a BiCuSeO system by improving carrier mobility through 3D modulation doping. J Am Chem Soc 136:13902–13908

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Funahashi R et al (2008) Thermoelectric properties of CaMnO3 system. Int Conf Thermoelect 124–128

  19. Koumoto K, Wang YF, Zhang RZ, Kosuga A, Funahashi R (2010) Oxide thermoelectric materials: a nanostructuring approach. Annu Rev Mater Res 40:363–394. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-matsci-070909-104521

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Kucukgok B, Hussain B, Zhou CL, Ferguson IT, Lu N (2015) Thermoelectric properties of zno thin film grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. MRS Online Proceedings Library. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 1805

  21. Yanagiya S, Nong N, Sonne M, Pryds N (2012) Thermoelectric properties of SnO2-based ceramics doped with Nd, Hf and Bi. AIP Conference Proceedings 1449:327

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Lan JL, Lin YH, Liu Y, Xu SL, Nan CW (2012) High thermoelectric performance of nanostructured In2O3-based ceramics. J Am Ceram Soc 95:2465–2469

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Vaqueiro P, Powell AV (2010) Rencent developments in nanostructured materials for high-performance thermoelectrics. J Mater Chem 20:9577–9584

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Tritt TM, Subramanian MA (2006) Thermoelectric materials, phenomena, and applications: a bird’s eye view. MRS Bull 31:11

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Nolas GS, Kaeser M, Littleton RT, Tritt TM (2000) High figure of merit in partially filled ytterbium skutterudite materials. Appl Phys Lett 77:1855–1857

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Koumoto Kunihito WY, Ruizhi Z, Atsuko K, Ryoji F (2010) Oxide thermoelectric materials: a nanostructuring approach. Annu Rev Mater Res 40:32

    Google Scholar 

  27. Pei Y et al (2011) Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics. Nature 473:66–69

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Hicks LD, Dresselhaus M (1993) Thermoelectric figure of merit of a one-dimensional conductor. Phys Rev B 47:16631. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.47.16631

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. Zhang F, Lu Q, Zhang J (2009) Synthesis and high temperature thermoelectric properties of BaxAgyCa3−x−yCo4O9 compounds. J Alloys Compd 484:550–554

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Nag A, Shubha V (2014) Oxide thermoelectric materials: a structure-property relationship. J Electron Mater 43:962–977. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-014-3024-6

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Doumerc J-P et al (2009) Transition-metal oxides for thermoelectric generation. J Electron Mater 38:1078–1082

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Li Q, Lin Z, Zhou J (2009) Thermoelectric materials with potential high power factors for electricity generation. J Electron Mater 38:1268–1272

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. Tong XC (2011) Chapter 11: Thermoelectric Cooling Through Thermoelectric Materials In: Advanced Materials for Thermal Management of Electronic Packaging. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics, vol 30. Springer, New York, NY

  34. Li N et al (2009) Self-ignition route to Ag-doped Na 1.7 Co 2 O 4 and its thermoelectric properties. J Alloys Compd 467:444–449

    Article  Google Scholar 

  35. Ito M, Furumoto D (2008) Microstructure and thermoelectric properties of NaxCo2O4/Ag composite synthesized by the polymerized complex method. J Alloys Compd 450:517–520

    Article  Google Scholar 

  36. Nagira T, Ito M, Katsuyama S, Majima K, Nagai H (2003) Thermoelectric properties of (Na1−yMy)xCo2O4 (M= K, Sr, Y, Nd, Sm and Yb; y= 0.01∼0.35). J Alloys Compd 348:263–269

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. Wang L, Wang M, Zhao D (2009) Thermoelectric properties of c-axis oriented Ni-substituted NaCoO 2 thermoelectric oxide by the citric acid complex method. J Alloys Compd 471:519–523

    Article  Google Scholar 

  38. Bhaskar A, Jhang C-S, Liu C-J (2013) Thermoelectric oroperties of Ca3−xDyxCo4O9+δ with x= 0.00, 0.02, 0.05, and 0.10. J Electron Mater 42:2582–2586

    Article  Google Scholar 

  39. Bhaskar A, Lin Z-R, Liu C-J (2013) Thermoelectric properties of Ca2.95Bi0.05Co4−xFexO 9+δ (0⩽ x⩽ 0.15). Energy Convers Manag 76:63–67

    Article  Google Scholar 

  40. Bhaskar A, Lin Z-R, Liu C-J (2014) Low-temperature thermoelectric and magnetic properties of Ca3−xBixCo4O9+δ (0≤ x≤ 0.30). J Mater Sci 49:1359–1367

    Article  Google Scholar 

  41. Tian R et al (2013) Ga substitution and oxygen diffusion Kinetics in Ca3Co4O9+δ-based thermoelectric oxides. J Phys Chem C 117:13382–13387

    Article  Google Scholar 

  42. Bhaskar A, Yang Z-R, Liu C-J (2015) High temperature thermoelectric properties of co-doped Ca 3−xAgxCo3.95Fe0.05O9+δ (0≤ x≤ 0.3). Ceram Int 41:10456–10460

    Article  Google Scholar 

  43. Wang Y, Sui Y, Cheng J, Wang X, Su W (2007) The thermal-transport properties of the Ca3−xAgxCo4O9 system (0≤ x≤ 0.3). J Phys Condens Matter 19:356216

    Article  Google Scholar 

  44. Fergus JW (2012) Oxide materials for high temperature thermoelectric energy conversion. J Eur Ceram Soc 32:525–540

    Article  Google Scholar 

  45. Cho J-Y et al (2015) Effect of trivalent bi doping on the seebeck coefficient and electrical resistivity of Ca^ sub 3^ Co^ sub 4^ O^ sub 9. J Electron Mater 44:3621

    Article  Google Scholar 

  46. Wang Y, Sui Y, Wang X, Su W, Liu X (2010) Enhanced high temperature thermoelectric characteristics of transition metals doped Ca3Co4O9+δ by cold high-pressure fabrication. J Appl Phys 107:033708

    Article  Google Scholar 

  47. Nong N, Liu C-J, Ohtaki M (2010) Improvement on the high temperature thermoelectric performance of Ga-doped misfit-layered Ca3Co4−xGaxO9+δ (x= 0, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2). J Alloys Compd 491:53–56

    Article  Google Scholar 

  48. Zhao L et al (2010) Bi1−xSrxCuSeO oxyselenides as promising thermoelectric materials. Appl Phys Lett 97:092118

    Article  Google Scholar 

  49. Zhao L-D et al (2014) BiCuSeO oxyselenides: new promising thermoelectric materials. Energy Environ Sci 7:2900–2924

    Article  Google Scholar 

  50. Sootsman JR, Chung DY, Kanatzidis MG (2009) New and old concepts in thermoelectric materials. Angew Chem Int Ed 48:8616–8639

    Article  Google Scholar 

  51. Li J-F, Liu W-S, Zhao L-D, Zhou M (2010) High-performance nanostructured thermoelectric materials. NPG Asia Materials 2:152–158

    Article  Google Scholar 

  52. Kanatzidis MG (2009) Nanostructured thermoelectrics: the new paradigm? Chem Mater 22:648–659

    Article  Google Scholar 

  53. Snyder GJ, Toberer ES (2008) Complex thermoelectric materials. Nat Mater 7:105–114

    Article  Google Scholar 

  54. Li J et al (2013) Thermoelectric properties of Mg doped p-type BiCuSeO oxyselenides. J Alloys Compd 551:649–653

    Article  Google Scholar 

  55. Li J et al (2012) A high thermoelectric figure of merit ZT> 1 in Ba heavily doped BiCuSeO oxyselenides. Energy Environ Sci 5:8543–8547

    Article  Google Scholar 

  56. Pei Y-L et al (2013) High thermoelectric performance of oxyselenides: intrinsically low thermal conductivity of Ca-doped BiCuSeO. NPG Asia Materials 5:e47

    Article  Google Scholar 

  57. Li J et al (2014) The roles of Na doping in BiCuSeO oxyselenides as a thermoelectric material. J Mater Chem A 2:4903–4906

    Article  Google Scholar 

  58. Liu Y et al (2016) Synergistically optimizing electrical and thermal transport properties of BiCuSeO via a dual-doping approach. Adv Energy Mater 6:1502423

    Article  Google Scholar 

  59. Raveau B, Martin C, Maignan A (1998) What about the role of B elements in the CMR properties of ABO(3) perovskites? J Alloys Compd 275:461–467

    Article  Google Scholar 

  60. Ohtaki M, Koga H, Tokunaga T, Eguchi K, Arai H (1995) Electrical-transport properties and high-temperature thermoelectric performance of (Ca(0.9)M(0.1))Mno3 (M=Y,La,Ce,Sm,in,Sn,Sb,Pb,Bi). J Solid State Chem 120:105–111

    Article  Google Scholar 

  61. Flahaut D et al (2006) Thermoelectrical properties of A-site substituted Ca1-xRexMnO3 system. J Appl Phys 100:084911

    Article  Google Scholar 

  62. Zhang FP, Lu QM, Zhang X, Zhang JX (2013) Electrical transport properties of CaMnO3 thermoelectric compound: a theoretical study. J Phys Chem Solids 74:1859–1864

    Article  Google Scholar 

  63. Koumoto K et al (2013) Thermoelectric ceramics for energy harvesting. J Am Ceram Soc 96:1–23

    Article  Google Scholar 

  64. Srivastava D et al (2015) Crystal structure and thermoelectric properties of Sr-Mo substituted CaMnO3: a combined experimental and computational study. J Mater Chem C 3:12245–12259

    Article  Google Scholar 

  65. Bose RSC, Nag A (2016) Effect of dual-doping on the thermoelectric transport properties of CaMn1-xNbx/2Tax/2O3. RSC Adv 6:52318–52325

    Article  Google Scholar 

  66. Bhaskar A, Liu CJ, Yuan JJ (2012) Thermoelectric and magnetic properties of Ca0.98RE0.02MnO3-delta (RE = Sm, Gd, and Dy). J Electron Mater 41:2338–2344

    Article  Google Scholar 

  67. Taguchi H, Nagao M, Sato T, Shimada M (1989) High-temperature phase-transition of Camno3-Delta. J Solid State Chem 78:312–315. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4596(89)90113-8

    Article  Google Scholar 

  68. Xu GJ et al (2004) High-temperature transport properties of Nb and Ta substituted CaMnO3 system. Solid State Ionics 171:147–151

    Article  Google Scholar 

  69. Bocher L et al (2008) CaMn1-xNbxO3 (x <= 0.08) perovskite-type phases as promising new high-temperature n-type thermoelectric materials. Inorg Chem 47:8077–8085

    Article  Google Scholar 

  70. Miclau M et al (2007) Structural and magnetic transitions in CaMn1-xWxO3. Chem Mater 19:4243–4251

    Article  Google Scholar 

  71. Thiel P et al (2013) Influence of tungsten substitution and oxygen deficiency on the thermoelectric properties of CaMnO3-delta. J Appl Phys 114:243707

    Article  Google Scholar 

  72. Kabir R et al (2015) Role of Bi doping in thermoelectric properties of CaMnO3. J Alloys Compd 628:347–351

    Article  Google Scholar 

  73. Park JW, Kwak DH, Yoon SH, Choi SC (2009) Thermoelectric properties of Bi, Nb co-substituted CaMnO3 at high temperature. J Alloys Compd 487:550–555

    Article  Google Scholar 

  74. Lan JL et al (2010) High-temperature thermoelectric behaviors of fine-grained Gd-doped CaMnO3 ceramics. J Am Ceram Soc 93:2121–2124

    Article  Google Scholar 

  75. Nag A, D'Sa F, Shubha V (2015) Doping induced high temperature transport properties of Ca1-xGdxMn1-xNbxO3 (0 <= x <= 0.1). Mater Chem Phys 151:119–125

    Article  Google Scholar 

  76. Riste T, Samuelsen EJ, Otnes K, Feder J (1971) Critical behaviour of SrTiO3 near 105 degrees phase transition. Solid State Commun 9:1455

    Article  Google Scholar 

  77. Mattheiss LF (1972) Energy-bands for KNiF3, SrTiO3, KMoO3, and KTaO3. Phys Rev B 6:4718–4740

    Article  Google Scholar 

  78. Ahrens M, Merkle R, Rahmati B, Maier J (2007) Effective masses of electrons in n-type SrTiO3 determined from low-temperature specific heat capacities. Physica B 393:239–248

    Article  Google Scholar 

  79. Dehkordi AM et al (2014) Large thermoelectric power factor in Pr-doped SrTiO3-delta ceramics via grain-boundary-induced mobility enhancement. Chem Mater 26:2478–2485

    Article  Google Scholar 

  80. Ohta S, Nomura T, Ohta H, Koumoto K (2005) High-temperature carrier transport and thermoelectric properties of heavily La- or Nb-doped SrTiO3 single crystals. J Appl Phys 97:034106

    Article  Google Scholar 

  81. Okuda T, Nakanishi K, Miyasaka S, Tokura Y (2001) Large thermoelectric response of metallic perovskites: Sr1-xLaxTiO3 (0 <= x <= 0.1). Phys Rev B 63:113104

    Article  Google Scholar 

  82. Walia S et al (2013) Transition metal oxides—thermoelectric properties. Prog Mater Sci 58:1443–1489

    Article  Google Scholar 

  83. Ohta H (2007) Thermoelectrics based on strontium titanate. Mater Today 10:44–49

    Article  Google Scholar 

  84. Okinaka N, Zhang LH, Akiyama T (2010) Thermoelectric properties of rare earth-doped SrTiO3 using combination of combustion synthesis (CS) and spark plasma sintering (SPS). ISIJ Int 50:1300–1304

    Article  Google Scholar 

  85. Wang HC et al (2011) Doping effect of La and Dy on the thermoelectric properties of SrTiO3. J Am Ceram Soc 94:838–842

    Article  Google Scholar 

  86. Vaseem M, Umar A, Hahn Y-B (2010) ZnO nanoparticles: growth, properties and applications In: Metal Oxide Nanostructures and Their Application, vol 5. American Scientific Publishers, New York, pp 1–36

  87. Hussain B, Raja MYA, Lu N, Ferguson IT (2013) Application and synthesis of zinc oxide: an emerging wide bandgap material. High Capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies (HONET-CNS), 2013 10th International Conference, IEEE, Cyprus, pp 88–93

  88. Jood P, Mehta RJ, Zhang Y, Peleckis G, Wang X, Siegel RW, Borca-Tasciuc T, Dou S, Ramanath G (2011) Al-doped zinc oxide nanocomposites with enhanced thermoelectric properties. Nano Lett 11:4337–4342

    Article  Google Scholar 

  89. Ma N, Li JF, Zhang BP, Lin YH, Ren LR, Chen GF (2010) Microstructure and thermoelectric properties of Zn1−xAlxO ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering. J Phys Chem Solids 71:1344–1349

    Article  Google Scholar 

  90. Hussain B et al (2014) Is ZnO as a univeral semiconductor material an oxymoron? Proc of SPIE. International Society for Optics and Photonics, pp 898718-898718-14

  91. Kucukgok B, Wang B, Melton AG, Lu N, Ferguson IT (2014) Comparison of thermoelectric properties of GaN and ZnO samples. Phy Status Solidi C 11:894–897

    Article  Google Scholar 

  92. Tsubota T, Ohtaki M, Eguchi K, Arai H (1997) Thermoelectric properties of Al-doped ZnO as a promising oxidematerial for high-temperature thermoelectric conversion. J Mater Chem 7:85–90

    Article  Google Scholar 

  93. Ohtaki M, Araki K, Yamamoto K (2009) High thermoelectric performance of dually doped ZnO ceramics. J Electron Mater 38:1234–1238

    Article  Google Scholar 

  94. Park K, Hwang H, Seo J, Seo W-S (2013) Enhanced high-temperature thermoelectric properties of Ce-and Dy-doped ZnO for power generation. Energy 54:139–145

    Article  Google Scholar 

  95. Chappel S, Zaban A (2002) Nanoporous SnO2 electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells: improved cell performance by the synthesis of 18nm SnO2 colloids. Sol Energy Mater Sol Cells 71:141–152

    Article  Google Scholar 

  96. Olivi P, Pereira EC, Longo E, Varella JA, Bulhoes S (1993) Preparation and characterization of a dip-coated SnO2 film for transparent electrodes for transmissive electrochromic decives. J Electrochem Soc 140:L81_L82

    Article  Google Scholar 

  97. Sekizawa K, Widjaja H, Maeda S, Ozawa Y, Eguchi K (2000) Low temperature oxidation of methane over Pd/SnO2 catalyst. Appl Catal A Gen 200:211–217

    Article  Google Scholar 

  98. Bueno P et al (1998) Investigation of the electrical properties of SnO2 varistor system using impedance spectroscopy. J Appl Phys 84:3700

    Article  Google Scholar 

  99. Leite ER, Weber IT, Longo E, Varela JA (2000) A new method to control particle size and particle size distribution of SnO2 nanoparticles for gas sensor applications. Adv Mater 12:965

    Article  Google Scholar 

  100. Rubenis K et al (2017) Thermoelectric properties of dense Sb-doped SnO2 ceramics. J Alloys Compd 692:515–521

    Article  Google Scholar 

  101. Yanagiya S, Nong N, Xu GJ, Sonne M, Pryds N (2011) Thermoelectric properties of SnO2 ceramics doped with Sb and Zn. J Electron Mater 40:674–677

    Article  Google Scholar 

  102. Tsubota T, Kobayashi S, Murakami N, Ohno T (2014) Improvement of thermoelectric performance for Sb-doped SnO2 ceramics material by addition of Cu as sintering additive. J Electron Mater 43:3567

    Article  Google Scholar 

  103. Tsubota T, Ohno T, Shiraishi N, Miyazaki Y (2008) Thermoelectric properties of Sn1-x-yTiySbxO2 ceramics. J Alloys Compd 463:288–293

    Article  Google Scholar 

  104. Berardan D, Guilmeau E, Maignan A, Raveau B (2008) In2O3: Ge, a promising n-type thermoelectric oxide composite. Solid State Commun 146:97–101

    Article  Google Scholar 

  105. van Hest MFAM, Dabney MS, Perkins JD, Ginley DS (2006) High-mobility molybdenum doped indium oxide. Thin Solid Films 496:70–74

    Article  Google Scholar 

  106. Meng Y et al (2001) A new transparent conductive thin film In2O3: Mo. Thin Solid Films 394:219–223

    Article  Google Scholar 

  107. van Hest MFAM, Dabney MS, Perkins JD, Ginley DS, Taylor MP (2005) Titanium-doped indium oxide: a high-mobility transparent conductor. Appl Phys Lett 87:032111

    Article  Google Scholar 

  108. Koida T, Kondo M (2007) Comparative studies of transparent conductive Ti-, Zr-, and Sn-doped In2O3 using a combinatorial approach. J Appl Phys 101:063713

    Article  Google Scholar 

  109. Li XF, Zhang Q, Miao WN, Huang L, Zhang ZJ (2006) Transparent conductive oxide thin films of tungsten-doped indium oxide. Thin Solid Films 515:2471–2474

    Article  Google Scholar 

  110. Liu Y et al (2010) Effect of transition-metal cobalt doping on the thermoelectric performance of In2O3 ceramics. J Am Ceram Soc 93:2938–2941

    Article  Google Scholar 

  111. Liu Y et al (2015) Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Ga-doped In2O3 ceramics via synergistic band gap engineering and phonon suppression. Phys Chem Chem Phys 17:11229–11233

    Article  Google Scholar 

  112. Matsubara I et al (2001) Fabrication of an all-oxide thermoelectric power generator. Appl Phys Lett 78:3627

    Article  Google Scholar 

  113. Man EA, Schaltz E, Rosendahl L, Rezaniakolaei A, Platzek D (2015) A high temperature experimental characterization procedure for oxide-based thermoelectric generator modules under transient conditions. Energies 8:12839–12847

    Article  Google Scholar 

  114. Zhou CL et al (2017) ZnO for solar cell and thermoelectric applications. Proc SPIE 10105:101051K–1101051

    Article  Google Scholar 

  115. Wang N et al (2013) Enhanced thermoelectric performance of Nb-doped SrTiO3 by nano-inclusion with low thermal conductivity. Sci Rep 3:3449

    Article  Google Scholar 

  116. Xu T et al (2017) Superior Cu2S/brass-mesh electrode in CdS quantum dot sensitized solar cells for dual-side illumination. Mater Lett 195:100–103

    Article  Google Scholar 

  117. Liu T et al (2017) Ni nanobelts induced enhancement of hole transport and collection for high efficiency and ambient stable mesoscopic perovskite solar cells. J Mater Chem A 5:4292–4299

    Article  Google Scholar 

  118. Hu W et al (2017) Hematite electron-transporting layers for environmentally stable planar perovskite solar cells with enhanced energy conversion and lower hysteresis. J Mater Chem A 5:1434–1441

    Article  Google Scholar 

  119. Rajan J, Thavasi V, Ramakrishna S (2009) Metal oxides for dye-sensitized solar cells. J Am Ceram Soc 92:13

    Google Scholar 

  120. Durr M, Rosselli S, Yasuda A, Nelles G (2006) Band-gap engineering of metal oxides for dye-sensitized solar cells. J Phys Chem B 110:4

    Google Scholar 

  121. Barbi GB, Santos JP, Serrini P, Gibson PN, Horrillo MC, Manes L (1995) Ultrafine grain-size tin-oxide films for carbon monoxide monitoring in urban environments. Sensors Actuators: B Chem 25:5

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding information

The authors at Purdue University are grateful for the financial supports from National Science Foundation CAREER program (under Grants of CMMI – 1560834) and NSF IIP- 1700628, and Ross Fellowship from Purdue University.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Sustainable Materials and Renewable Technology (SMART) Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Yining Feng, Xiaodong Jiang, Ehsan Ghafari, Bahadir Kucukgok, Chaoyi Zhang & Na Lu

  2. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Bahadir Kucukgok & Na Lu

  3. College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA

    Ian Ferguson

  4. School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Na Lu

Authors
  1. Yining Feng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Xiaodong Jiang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ehsan Ghafari
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Bahadir Kucukgok
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Chaoyi Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Ian Ferguson
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Na Lu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Na Lu.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Feng, Y., Jiang, X., Ghafari, E. et al. Metal oxides for thermoelectric power generation and beyond. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 1, 114–126 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-017-0011-4

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-017-0011-4

Keywords

Search

Navigation