--- _id: '349' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'Thermoelectricity is a key technology with the potential to improve the efficiency of energy conversion processes, which may strongly benefit from advances in the field of nanotechnology. Nanostructured materials are very appealing for thermoelectric applications, but the full development of their potential requires precise control of their properties at the nanoscale. Bottom-up assembly of nanoparticles provides access to a three-dimensional composition control at the nanoscale not attainable in any other technology. In particular, colloidal nanoheterostructures are especially interesting building blocks for the bottom-up production of functional nanomaterials. In the present work, we use PbTe@PbS core-shell nanoparticles as building blocks for the bottom-up production of PbTe-PbS nanocomposites. We used a ligand exchange strategy and a hot press process to promote the electrical conductivity of the nanocomposite and to increase its density. These two approaches allowed us to improve the performance of bottom-up assembled PbTe-PbS bulk nanostructured materials. ' article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Silvia full_name: Ortega, Silvia last_name: Ortega - first_name: Maria full_name: Ibáñez, Maria id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Ibáñez orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843 - first_name: Doris full_name: Cadavid, Doris last_name: Cadavid - first_name: Andreu full_name: Cabot, Andreu last_name: Cabot citation: ama: Ortega S, Ibáñez M, Cadavid D, Cabot A. Bottom up processing of PbTe PbS thermoelectric nanocomposites. International Journal of Nanotechnology. 2014;11(9-11):955-970. doi:10.1504/IJNT.2014.063802 apa: Ortega, S., Ibáñez, M., Cadavid, D., & Cabot, A. (2014). Bottom up processing of PbTe PbS thermoelectric nanocomposites. International Journal of Nanotechnology. Inderscience Enterprises Limited . https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2014.063802 chicago: Ortega, Silvia, Maria Ibáñez, Doris Cadavid, and Andreu Cabot. “Bottom up Processing of PbTe PbS Thermoelectric Nanocomposites.” International Journal of Nanotechnology. Inderscience Enterprises Limited , 2014. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2014.063802. ieee: S. Ortega, M. Ibáñez, D. Cadavid, and A. Cabot, “Bottom up processing of PbTe PbS thermoelectric nanocomposites,” International Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 11, no. 9–11. Inderscience Enterprises Limited , pp. 955–970, 2014. ista: Ortega S, Ibáñez M, Cadavid D, Cabot A. 2014. Bottom up processing of PbTe PbS thermoelectric nanocomposites. International Journal of Nanotechnology. 11(9–11), 955–970. mla: Ortega, Silvia, et al. “Bottom up Processing of PbTe PbS Thermoelectric Nanocomposites.” International Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 11, no. 9–11, Inderscience Enterprises Limited , 2014, pp. 955–70, doi:10.1504/IJNT.2014.063802. short: S. Ortega, M. Ibáñez, D. Cadavid, A. Cabot, International Journal of Nanotechnology 11 (2014) 955–970. date_created: 2018-12-11T11:45:57Z date_published: 2014-07-21T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:43:48Z day: '21' doi: 10.1504/IJNT.2014.063802 extern: '1' intvolume: ' 11' issue: 9-11 language: - iso: eng month: '07' oa_version: None page: 955 - 970 publication: International Journal of Nanotechnology publication_status: published publisher: 'Inderscience Enterprises Limited ' publist_id: '7477' quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: Bottom up processing of PbTe PbS thermoelectric nanocomposites type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 11 year: '2014' ...