Materials synthesis
Performing solid-state syntheses, wet syntheses and preparing composites.
Thermoelectric Research Laboratory
The joint 40th International and 20th European Conference on Thermoelectrics [ICT/ECT 2024] will be held for the first time in Poland, from 30 June to 4 July 2024 in Krakow.
The main scientific activities of our interdisciplinary team concern both the basic research on chemistry and materials science of functional materials, as well as the engineering of thermoelectric devices i.e.: numerical modeling and design of new prototypical thermoelectric modules and generators based on our materials.
Research interest
1. New concepts of high-efficient thermoelectric materials linking synergic transport of heat and electricity, i.e.:
- New composites with attuned electronic structure and mismatched phonon structure (AES-MPS) concept;
- Double tunned – functionally graded thermoelectric materials (DT-FGTM).
2. Synthesis and characterization of new materials with specific electronic and crystal structures (e.g. skutterudites, argyrodites, tetrahedrites, silicides, rock-salt structure semiconductors, and other) for energy conversion.
3. Elastic inorganic-polymer composites for biosensors and microgenerators.
4. Hybrid and high-temperature ceramic materials for interconnectors and substrates of TE modules.
5. Numerical design and fabrication of high-efficient TE modules for cooling and power generation.
6. Design and development of prototypical devices for waste heat recovery and conversion of renewable energy.
Materials characterization
Measurements of thermoelectric, structural and microstructural properties.
Numerical design and modeling
