Physicochemical Properties and Thermoelectric Studies of Electrochemically Deposited Lead Telluride Films

High Seebeck Coefficient Inorganic Ge15Ga10Te75 Core/Polymer Cladding Fibers for Respiration and Body Temperature Monitoring

“…The detection sensitivity of the thermal sensor can be assessed by the speed and magnitude of voltage generation from a minimal temperature change . Thus, TE material with a large Seebeck coefficient is preferred for thermal sensing that requires high sensitivity and accurate temperature-sensing ability. , Recent decades have witnessed great efforts in developing novel TE materials including organic and inorganic materials to realize highly sensitive thermal sensing. − The organic TE materials exhibit unique flexibility and ease of processing. This low Seebeck coefficient limits its potential application in high-performance thermal sensors. − Due to the relatively high carrier concentration, inorganic crystalline TE materials usually show a low Seebeck coefficient and high electrical conductivity, which is not suitable for thermal sensing. − In contrast, inorganic amorphous TE materials possess low thermal conductivity and high Seebeck coefficient in spite of a low ZT, which are promising candidates for thermal sensors with high sensitivity and temperature resolution. , The recently reported semiconducting chalcogenide glasses of Cu–As–Se–Te, As–Se–Sb–Cu, and Ge–Se–Sb–Ag systems present a high Seebeck coefficient of above 1000 μV/K, − while the low anticrystallization ability of these materials leads to uncontrolled crystallization during fiber drawing, which results in the decrease of the Seebeck coefficient .…”

Green Electrorefining of Crude Lead with High-Quality Deposits in an Additive-Assisted Methanesulfonic Acid System

“…Lead (Pb) is widely employed in industries such as batteries, solar cells, and thermoelectricity due to its attractive merits of good ductility, resistance toward acid and alkali, and absorption on radioactive lines . Bath smeltingemploying top blowing, bottom blowing, or side blowingand the Kivcet process are dominant methods for Pb metallurgy, which deal with Pb concentrates and produce crude Pb with a purity of 96–98% .…”

Continuous Improvement for Manufacturing Techniques: Thin Film Coating and More

“…As a cost-effective approach to fabricate film-based thermoelectric devices, the electrochemically deposition was used by Gite et al [5] to prepare PbTe films on a pure copper substrate at room temperature. Such deposition processes have been widely studied for the fabrication of thermoelectric devices, particularly on flexible substrates.…”