New applications often require new materials. Quite often, materials are needed that do not occur naturally or have very specific properties. In order to find suitable materials for pioneering technologies, it is often not enough to follow the trial-and-error principle and systematically work through the periodic table. This applies particularly to the search for suitable thermoelectric materials that convert heat into electricity and are therefore of interest for a wide range of applications.
From the computer straight to applications: Automated protocol predicts new thermoelectric materials
