Magnesium-based energy materials, which combine promising energy-related functional
properties with low cost, environmental compatibility and high availability, have been …

Thermoelectric generators, capable of directly converting heat into electricity, hold great
promise for tackling the ever-increasing energy sustainability issue. The thermoelectric …

Thermoelectric materials can be used in direct conversion of heat to electricity and vice
versa. The past decade has witnessed the rapid growth of thermoelectric research, targeting …

Magnesium-based materials have been regarded as promising candidates for large-scale,
high-efficiency thermoelectric applications, owing to their excellent dimensionless figure of …

Additively manufactured parts are often distorted because of spatially variable heating and
cooling. Currently there is no practical way to select process variables based on scientific …

Understanding the lattice dynamics and phonon transport from the perspective of chemical
bonds is essential for improving and finding high‐efficiency thermoelectric materials and for …

The figure of merit (ZT) has been used for more than half a century to guide the research of
thermoelectric materials. In this perspective viewpoint, we emphasize that the power factor …

Solid-state thermoelectric devices enable the conversion of waste heat and solar energy into
electricity, providing an alternative route for energy harvesting to tackle the challenges of …

Abstract α-MgAgSb is considered as a potential near-room-temperature thermoelectric
material in virtue of its excellent electrical properties, ultralow lattice thermal conductivity and …

Despite the unfavorable band structure with twofold degeneracy at the valence band
maximum, MgAgSb is still an excellent p‐type thermoelectric material for applications near …