Nanoparticulate functional materials offer manifold perspectives for the increasing
miniaturization and complexity of technical developments. Nanoparticles also make a major …

Thermoelectric materials can directly convert heat to electricity and vice versa. ZT (= S 2 σ
T/κ) is usually used for evaluating the performance of thermoelectric materials. Improving ZT …

This review discusses recent developments and current research in bulk thermoelectric
materials in which nanostructuring is a key aspect affecting thermoelectric performance …

We demonstrate a high solubility limit of> 9 mol% for MnTe alloying in SnTe. The electrical
conductivity of SnTe decreases gradually while the Seebeck coefficient increases …

Polycrystalline SnSe materials with ZT values comparable to those of SnSe crystals are
greatly desired due to facile processing, machinability, and scale-up application. Here …

Vacancy is a very important class of phonon scattering center to reduce thermal conductivity
for the development of high efficient thermoelectric materials. However, conventional …

Three-dimensional bond network, formed by Cu− Se strong interaction, is demonstrated in
Cu2SnSe3 compound. The Sn atoms act as electron donors and are effective for …

The p-type Cu 2 Sn X 3 (X= Se, S) compounds are known experimentally to be good
thermoelectric materials, although the reasons for this good performance in an adamantine …

Without using any templates or surfactants, hierarchical ZnS‐In2S3‐CuS nanospheres with
nanoporous structure are successfully synthesized via a simple and convenient process …

Crystalline chalcogenides belong to the most promising class of materials. In addition to
dense solid‐state structures, they may form molecular cluster arrangements and networks …