Low Temperature P-type Inorganic Thermoelectric Telluride (TET) Material: A Review
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https://doi.org/10.63527/1607-8829-2026-2-58-90Keywords:
Thermoelectric Materials, Telluride Thermoelectric Materials, Low Temperature Thermoelectricity, Renewable EnergyAbstract
Renewable energy sources will be essential for solving the power crises and increasing global demand in the future such as thermoelectric material (TE). These materials have many advantages to use in power generation, cooling and heating and can generate usable electricity from different waste heat sources working at different temperature ranges. Our focus is on p-type low temperature inorganic Thermoelectric Telluride (TET) material, suitable near the room temperature. This review starts with a fundamental understanding of thermoelectric materials, their synthesis methodologies and advance strategies for enhancing the performance. Low temperature chalcogenide based telluride TE materials play a very essential role and provide foundation along with promises for future applications. Finally, we summaries challenges and future prospective for inorganic TE materials.
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