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Maciá Barber, Enrique Alfonso 2023-06-20T20:23:17Z 2023-06-20T20:23:17Z 2000-11-06 0003-6951 10.1063/1.1323995 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60195 http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1323995 http://aip.scitation.org We present a theoretical analysis of quasicrystals (QCs) as potential thermoelectric materials. We consider a self-similar density of states model and extend the framework introduced in [G. D. Mahan and J. O. Sofo, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93, 7436 (1996)] to systems exhibiting correlated features in their electronic structure. We show that relatively high values of the thermoelectric figure of merit, ranging from 0.01 up to 1.6 at room temperature, may be expected for these systems. We compare our results with available experimental data on transport properties of QCs and suggest some potential candidates for thermoelectric applications. eng open access May quasicrystals be good thermoelectric materials? journal article