Summary Phase Change Materials (PCMs) have demonstrated tremendous potential as a
platform for achieving diverse functionalities in active and reconfigurable micro …

Grain boundaries (GBs) play a significant role in controlling the transport of mass, heat and
charge. To unravel the mechanisms underpinning the charge carrier scattering at GBs …

Do** is usually the first step to tailor thermoelectrics. It enables precise control of the
charge‐carrier concentration and concomitant transport properties. Do** should also turn …

Integration of chalcogenide phase-change materials (PCMs) with planar multilayer
structures, metasurfaces, waveguides and photonic integrated circuits has sparked …

Phase‐change memory materials (PCMs) have unusual properties and important
applications, and recent efforts to find improved materials have focused on their bonding …

Metavalent bonding has attracted immense interest owing to its capacity to impart a distinct
property portfolio to materials for advanced functionality. Coupling metavalent bonding to …

In thermoelectrics, phase engineering serves a crucial function in determining the power
factor by affecting the band degeneracy. However, for low-symmetry compounds, the …

Metavalent bonding (MVB) is characterized by the competition between electron
delocalization as in metallic bonding and electron localization as in covalent or ionic …

The design of solids with tailored material properties requires a thorough understanding of
their electronic structures. Examining the latter typically includes chemical-bonding …

A high thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency requires a large power factor and a low
thermal conductivity over a broad temperature range. Optimizing the temperature-dependent …