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 spherical-inclusions (k₀ = 0.5): (a) Seebeck coefficient α¯/αm , (b) thermal conductivity k¯/km , and (c) figure of merit Z¯/Zm .