Influence of spherical inclusions on effective thermoelectric properties of thermoelectric composite materials
Yan Wen-Kai1, Zhang Ai-Bing1, †, Yi Li-Jun1, Wang Bao-Lin2, Wang Ji1
       

Effective properties of thermoelectric material containing thermoelectric spherical inclusions (σ0 = 0.5, k0 = 2): (a) Seebeck coefficient α¯/αm , (b) electric conductivity σ¯/σm , (c) thermal conductivity k¯/km , and (d) figure of merit Z¯/Zm .