Thermoelectric(TE)materials can be used to directly convert between heat and electricity through the Seebeck effect and Peltier effect.
They usually act as solid state refrigerators and heat pumps without moving parts and environmentally harmful fluids.
Temperature dependence of ZT for Bi2Te3-based composites(Image by NIMTE Bismuth telluride(Bi2Te3)based alloys are one of th...