Thermoelectric (TE) materials, which can directly convert heat into electricity and vice versa, are attracting significant attention as key energy technologies for applications such as electronic cooling and waste heat recovery. A research team led by Dr. Young Hun Kang at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has developed an eco-friendly, high-performance thermoelectric material based on silver selenide (Ag₂Se), fabricated under significantly milder temperature and pressure conditions than conventional methods. The study is published in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials.
Cheaper thermoelectrics? Silver selenide approaches performance level of commercial materials
