Compromise and synergy in high‐efficiency thermoelectric materials

T Zhu, Y Liu, C Fu, JP Heremans, JG Snyder… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The past two decades have witnessed the rapid growth of thermoelectric (TE) research.
Novel concepts and paradigms are described here that have emerged, targeting superior TE …

Clathrate thermoelectrics

JA Dolyniuk, B Owens-Baird, J Wang, JV Zaikina… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Clathrates represent a fascinating class of inorganic materials with a unique structural motif:
3D framework with large polyhedral cages encapsulating guest ions. Weak electrostatic …

Strong phonon softening and avoided crossing in aliovalence-doped heavy-band thermoelectrics

S Han, S Dai, J Ma, Q Ren, C Hu, Z Gao, M Duc Le… - Nature Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Aliovalent do** is a way to optimize the electrical properties of semiconductors, but its
impact on the phonon structure and propagation is seldom considered properly. Here we …

Realizing high figure of merit in heavy-band p-type half-Heusler thermoelectric materials

C Fu, S Bai, Y Liu, Y Tang, L Chen, X Zhao… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Solid-state thermoelectric technology offers a promising solution for converting waste heat to
useful electrical power. Both high operating temperature and high figure of merit zT are …

Accurate description of high-order phonon anharmonicity and lattice thermal conductivity from molecular dynamics simulations with machine learning potential

Y Ouyang, C Yu, J He, P Jiang, W Ren, J Chen - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Phonon anharmonicity is critical for accurately predicting the material's thermal conductivity
(κ). However, its calculation based on the perturbation theory is a difficult and time …

Temperature-dependent effective third-order interatomic force constants from first principles

O Hellman, IA Abrikosov - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2013 - APS
The temperature-dependent effective potential (TDEP) method is generalized beyond pair
interactions. The second-and third-order force constants are determined consistently from ab …

Glass-like phonon scattering from a spontaneous nanostructure in AgSbTe2

J Ma, O Delaire, AF May, CE Carlton… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Materials with very low thermal conductivity are of great interest for both thermoelectric and
optical phase-change applications. Synthetic nanostructuring is most promising for …

High Thermoelectric and Reversible pnp Conduction Type Switching Integrated in Dimetal Chalcogenide

C **ao, X Qin, J Zhang, R An, J Xu, K Li… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The subject of the involved phase transition in solid materials has formed not only the basis
of materials technology but also the central issue of solid-state chemistry for centuries. The …

Hysteresis design of magnetocaloric materials—from basic mechanisms to applications

F Scheibel, T Gottschall, A Taubel, M Fries… - Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic refrigeration relies on a substantial entropy change in a magnetocaloric material
when a magnetic field is applied. Such entropy changes are present at first‐order …

Enhancing thermoelectric performance in P-Type Mg3Sb2-based zintls through optimization of band gap structure and nanostructuring

Y Zhang, JS Liang, C Liu, Q Zhou, Z Xu, H Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract P-type Mg 3 Sb 2-based Zintls have attracted considerable interest in the
thermoelectric (TE) field due to their environmental friendliness and low cost. However …