Hight-throughput calculations and band engineering on thermoelectric materials Volumetric Band Alignment : a way to improve thermoelectric performance.

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Supervisors

Hautier, Geoffroy

Faculty

Faculté des sciences

Degree label

Master [120] en sciences chimiques

Abstract

In the search of new thermoelectric materials, two options are at our disposal: We can either rely on high-throughput screening to discover new interesting compounds or we can enhance those who were previously described in the scientific literature. In the waiting of a groundbreaking compound, much efforts are dedicated to the improvement of known materials. In this thesis, we will apply one of them, called the Volumetric Band Alignment (VBA), to a few semi-conductors as part of the Material Project.