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Metal Oxide-Based Thermoelectric Materials

  • 1st Edition - January 26, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Jai Singh, Khalid Bin Masood, Ajaya Kumar Singh, Zhi-Gang Chen
  • Language: English

Thus far the top-performing thermoelectric materials have included toxic elements or materials that are not abundant or expensive and difficult to produce. Consequently metal ox… Read more

Description

Thus far the top-performing thermoelectric materials have included toxic elements or materials that are not abundant or expensive and difficult to produce. Consequently metal oxide materials are now being investigated as potential thermoelectric materials. Metal Oxide-Based Thermoelectric Materials reviews the characteristics of metal oxide materials in comparison to other materials utilized for thermoelectric applications. In particular, there is discussion of the intrinsic advantages of metal oxide materials such as their chemical and thermal stability, environmental friendliness, cheap raw material costs, and chemical flexibility. In addition, the book includes information on their high-temperature stability, adjustable electronic and phonon transport behavior, and well-established simple production processes. Strategies to enhance the thermoelectric properties of metal oxide materials are emphasized in the book. Finally, emerging applications of metal oxide-based thermoelectrics are touched on with an overview of the remaining challenges and opportunities towards commercial translation. Metal oxide-based thermoelectric materials is a suitable reference book for researchers and scientists in academia and R&D in the subject areas of materials science and engineering and energy.

Key features

  • Introduces basic principles of thermoelectricity, thermoelectric materials, and performance enhancement strategies to improve thermoelectric properties
  • Discusses the advances in metal oxides for thermoelectrics, including structural engineering to improve their performance
  • Reviews potential applications of metal-oxide thermoelectrics in energy generation, harvesting, and conversion, as well as refrigeration and cooling, and sensing

Readership

Materials scientists and engineers, Academics and those working in R&D in Energy/Renewable Energy　

Table of contents

Part 1 Introduction in thermoelectricity

1. Physical principles of thermoelectricity

2. Conventional thermoelectric materials and approaches to improving thermoelectric parameters
Part 2 Metal oxides-based thermoelectric materials

3. Transition metal oxides and their thermoelectric properties (ZnO, In2O3, TiO2, SnO2, etc.)

4. Perovskite oxide materials for thermoelectric applications

5. Nonstoichiometric cobalt-based metal oxides (hexagonal layered structures, nonstoichiometric oxides, Ca3Co4O9, CaCo4O9, NaxCoO2, NaxCo2O4, etc.)

6. Power factor enhancement

7. Nanostructured metal–oxide thermoelectric materials

8. Nanostructuring effects on thermoelectric properties
Part 3 Application of metal-oxide thermoelectric materials

9. General approaches to design and fabrication of thermoelectric devices

10. Fabrication of metal oxide thermoelectric modules for energy conversion

11. Application of metal oxide thermoelectric materials as sensors

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 5, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

JS

Jai Singh

Dr. Jai Singh is an Associate Professor at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya's Department of Pure and Applied Science (Central University). He received his doctorate in the subject of II-VI oxide nanomaterials from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India. Soon after completing his Ph.D., he joined Cologne University in Cologne, Germany, to do post-doctoral research in the areas of 2D materials, Transparent Conducting Oxide (TCO) materials, and Energy materials, and then moved to Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea, and Sejong University in Seoul, South Korea, to do the same. He has received several prestigious national and international awards, including the GATE Fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Postdoctoral Fellowship from Busan National University, the NSC Postdoctoral Fellowship from Taiwan, and the Visiting Fellowship from Cologne University in Germany.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Pure and Applied Science, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (Central University), Chhattisgarh, India; Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi, India

KM

Khalid Bin Masood

Dr. Khalid Bin Masood is an Assistant Professor at the Govt. Degree College, Shopian affiliated with University of Kashmir. He has co-authored a number of book chapters and articles on thermoelectric materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Physics, SP College, Cluster University Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Ajaya Kumar Singh

Dr Ajaya Kumar received his Ph.D. degree on Kinetics and oxidation from University of Allahabad Uttar Pradesh, India. His research focuses on multiple areas such as developing strategies, based on synthesis, characterization, properties modification, design, fabrication, characterization of nanostructures, quantum dots, perovskite materials and photocatalyst for waste water treatment, and advanced oxidation processes. He has received various awards a Certificate of Merit in 2016 from American Chemical Society (USA) and is also the member of various societies.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemistry (DST-FIST Sponsored), Govt. V. Y. T. PG. Autonomous College (College with Potential for Excellence), Chhattisgarh, India; Department of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

ZC

Zhi-Gang Chen

Professor Chen is a distinguished Professor in Energy Materials at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia. His expertise is in functional materials for thermoelectrics and nanoelectronics, and advanced microscopy. Currently, Dr Chen is leading 2 ARC discovery projects, 1 sub project at ARC Research Hub, and 3 industry investments. Dr Chen is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (Top 0.1% researcher in the world).
Affiliations and expertise
Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

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