Thermoelectric cooling materials
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Updated: Nov 26, 2025

Author Spotlight: Advancements in High-Performance Thermoelectric Thin Films Through Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering
Published on: May 17, 2024
Jun Mao1, Gang Chen2, Zhifeng Ren3
1Department of Physics and Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Abstract:
Solid-state thermoelectric devices can directly convert electricity into cooling or enable heat pumping through the Peltier effect. The commercialization of thermoelectric cooling technology has been built on the Bi2Te3 alloys, which have had no rival for the past six decades around room temperature. With the discovery and development of more promising materials, it is possible to reshape thermoelectric cooling technology. Here we review the current status of, and future outlook for, thermoelectric cooling materials.
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