Influence of spherical inclusions on effective thermoelectric properties of thermoelectric composite materials

Yan Wen-Kai¹, Zhang Ai-Bing^{1, †}, Yi Li-Jun¹, Wang Bao-Lin², Wang Ji¹

Effective properties of thermoelectric material containing thermal-insulated spherical inclusions (k₀ = 0): (a) Seebeck coefficient α¯/αm , (b) electric conductivity σ¯/σm , and (c) thermal conductivity k¯/km , and (d) figure of merit Z¯/Zm .