Hybrid thermoelectric material achieves high efficiency by decoupling heat and charge transport

New hybrid materials as efficient thermoelectrics

An international team has succeeded in producing new, efficient thermoelectric materials that could compete with state-of-the-art materials, offering greater stability and lower cost.

Hybrid thermoelectric material achieves high efficiency by decoupling heat and charge transport

Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion of heat into electrical energy. This makes them particularly attractive for the emerging Internet of Things. For example, for the autonomous energy supply of microsensors and other tiny electronic components.