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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - The direct, solid state, and reversible conversion between heat and electricity
    using thermoelectric devices finds numerous potential uses, especially around
    room temperature. However, the relatively high material processing cost limits
    their real applications. Silver selenide (Ag2Se) is one of the very few n-type
    thermoelectric (TE) materials for room-temperature applications. Herein, we report
    a room temperature, fast, and aqueous-phase synthesis approach to produce Ag2Se,
    which can be extended to other metal chalcogenides. These materials reach TE figures
    of merit (zT) of up to 0.76 at 380 K. To improve these values, bismuth sulfide
    (Bi2S3) particles also prepared in an aqueous solution are incorporated into the
    Ag2Se matrix. In this way, a series of Ag2Se/Bi2S3 composites with Bi2S3 wt %
    of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 are prepared by solution blending and hot-press sintering.
    The presence of Bi2S3 significantly improves the Seebeck coefficient and power
    factor while at the same time decreasing the thermal conductivity with no apparent
    drop in electrical conductivity. Thus, a maximum zT value of 0.96 is achieved
    in the composites with 1.0 wt % Bi2S3 at 370 K. Furthermore, a high average zT
    value (zTave) of 0.93 in the 300–390 K range is demonstrated.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Bingfei
      foaf_name: Nan, Bingfei
      foaf_surname: 'Nan'
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Mengyao
      foaf_name: Li, Mengyao
      foaf_surname: Li
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Yu
      foaf_name: Zhang, Yu
      foaf_surname: Zhang
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Ke
      foaf_name: Xiao, Ke
      foaf_surname: Xiao
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Khak Ho
      foaf_name: Lim, Khak Ho
      foaf_surname: Lim
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Cheng
      foaf_name: Chang, Cheng
      foaf_surname: Chang
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=9E331C2E-9F27-11E9-AE48-5033E6697425
    orcid: 0000-0002-9515-4277
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Xu
      foaf_name: Han, Xu
      foaf_surname: Han
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Yong
      foaf_name: Zuo, Yong
      foaf_surname: Zuo
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Junshan
      foaf_name: Li, Junshan
      foaf_surname: Li
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Jordi
      foaf_name: Arbiol, Jordi
      foaf_surname: Arbiol
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Jordi
      foaf_name: Llorca, Jordi
      foaf_surname: Llorca
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Maria
      foaf_name: Ibáñez, Maria
      foaf_surname: Ibáñez
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
    orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Andreu
      foaf_name: Cabot, Andreu
      foaf_surname: Cabot
  bibo_doi: 10.1021/acsaelm.3c00055
  bibo_issue: '5'
  bibo_volume: 6
  dct_date: 2024^xs_gYear
  dct_identifier:
  - UT:000986859000001
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/2637-6113
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: American Chemical Society@
  dct_title: Engineering of thermoelectric composites based on silver selenide in
    aqueous solution and ambient temperature@
  fabio_hasPubmedId: '38828037'
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