Defect engineering in thermoelectric materials: what have we learned?

Y Zheng, TJ Slade, L Hu, XY Tan, Y Luo… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric energy conversion is an all solid-state technology that relies on exceptional
semiconductor materials that are generally optimized through sophisticated strategies …

Thermoelectric materials and transport physics

N Jia, J Cao, XY Tan, J Dong, H Liu, CKI Tan, J Xu… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermoelectrics is attractive as a green and sustainable way for harnessing waste heat and
cooling applications. Designing high performance thermoelectrics involves navigating the …

Na do** in PbTe: solubility, band convergence, phase boundary map**, and thermoelectric properties

P Jood, JP Male, S Anand, Y Matsushita… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Many monumental breakthroughs in p-type PbTe thermoelectrics are driven by optimizing a
Pb0. 98Na0. 02Te matrix. However, recent works found that x> 0.02 in Pb1–x Na x Te further …

Metallic n‐Type Mg3Sb2 Single Crystals Demonstrate the Absence of Ionized Impurity Scattering and Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance

K Imasato, C Fu, Y Pan, M Wood, JJ Kuo… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mg3 (Sb, Bi) 2 alloys have recently been discovered as a competitive alternative to
the state‐of‐the‐art n‐type Bi2 (Te, Se) 3 thermoelectric alloys. Previous theoretical studies …

Designing good compatibility factor in segmented Bi0. 5Sb1. 5Te3–GeTe thermoelectrics for high power conversion efficiency

J Cao, XY Tan, N Jia, J Zheng, SW Chien, HK Ng… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, thermoelectrics have progressed in leaps and bounds led by
advancements in their physical understanding and design. Figure of merit zT exceeding 2 …

Cu interstitials enable carriers and dislocations for thermoelectric enhancements in n-PbTe0. 75Se0. 25

Y **ao, Y Wu, P Nan, H Dong, Z Chen, Z Chen, H Gu… - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
Aliovalent defects are extremely effective in manipulating charge transport and atomic
vibrational properties for thermoelectric enhancements. Electronic performance of …

Suppressing Charged Cation Antisites via Se Vapor Annealing Enables p‐Type Dopability in AgBiSe2–SnSe Thermoelectrics

H Jang, MY Toriyama, S Abbey, B Frimpong… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cation disordering is commonly found in multinary cubic compounds, but its effect on
electronic properties has been neglected because of difficulties in determining the ordered …

Understanding the High Thermoelectric Performance of Mg3Sb2‐Mg3Bi2 Alloys

K Imasato, M Wood, S Anand, JJ Kuo… - Advanced Energy and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
n‐Type Mg3Sb2‐Mg3Bi2 alloys are some of the most promising thermoelectric materials in
the low–mid temperature range. While discovered relatively recently, these materials have …