Owing to their capabilities of solid-state conversion between heat and electricity, zero-
emission, and high flexibility, flexible thermoelectric devices (F-TEDs) have exhibited great …

The rising demand for energy has accelerated the search for clean and renewable sources
and newer approaches towards efficient energy management. One of the most promising …

Large‐scale production of high‐quality ultrathin layers (1–3 nm) of molybdenum disulfide
(MoS2) with absolute (≈ 100%) 1T‐phase is still in its infancy. Therefore, it is extremely …

Energy materials are vital to energy conversion and storage devices that make renewable
resources viable for electrification technologies. In situ transmission electron microscopy …

Introducing nanostructures into bulk thermoelectric materials is an effective strategy for
reducing lattice thermal conductivity (κlat). However, large numbers of hanging bonds …

Bi2Te3‐based thin films are attracting increasing attention due to their considerable
wearability and flexibility feature. However, the relatively low performance compared to their …

GeTe has been considered as a promising mid‐temperature thermoelectric (TE) candidate,
but its zT value is severely limited by the excessive hole concentration and high thermal …

Sol–gel phase transition in ionic thermoelectrical (i‐TE) materials induces large rapid
change in viscosity and ionic transport process and is thus expected to yield a drastic …

Thermoelectric conversion technology based on thermoelectric materials can directly
convert heat and electricity and is extensively used in waste heat recovery, semiconductor …

Critical phenomena are one of the most captivating areas of modern physics, whereas the
relevant experimental and theoretical studies are still very challenging. Particularly, the …