Advanced thermoelectric design: from materials and structures to devices
The long-standing popularity of thermoelectric materials has contributed to the creation of
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …
High-performance SnSe thermoelectric materials: Progress and future challenge
Thermoelectric materials offer an alternative opportunity to tackle the energy crisis and
environmental problems by enabling the direct solid-state energy conversion. As a …
environmental problems by enabling the direct solid-state energy conversion. As a …
High thermoelectric performance realized through manipulating layered phonon-electron decoupling
Thermoelectric materials allow for direct conversion between heat and electricity, offering
the potential for power generation. The average dimensionless figure of merit ZT ave …
the potential for power generation. The average dimensionless figure of merit ZT ave …
3D charge and 2D phonon transports leading to high out-of-plane ZT in n-type SnSe crystals
Thermoelectric technology enables the harvest of waste heat and its direct conversion into
electricity. The conversion efficiency is determined by the materials figure of merit ZT. Here …
electricity. The conversion efficiency is determined by the materials figure of merit ZT. Here …
The physical significance of imaginary phonon modes in crystals
The lattice vibrations (phonon modes) of crystals underpin a large number of material
properties. The harmonic phonon spectrum of a solid is the simplest description of its …
properties. The harmonic phonon spectrum of a solid is the simplest description of its …
Realizing high thermoelectric performance in p-type SnSe through crystal structure modification
The simple binary compound SnSe has been reported as a robust thermoelectric material
for energy conversion by showing strong anharmonicity and multiple electronic valence …
for energy conversion by showing strong anharmonicity and multiple electronic valence …
General strategies to improve thermoelectric performance with an emphasis on tin and germanium chalcogenides as thermoelectric materials
Thermoelectric (TE) materials have attracted tremendous research interests over the past
few decades, due to their application in power generation technology from waste heat …
few decades, due to their application in power generation technology from waste heat …
Extended anharmonic collapse of phonon dispersions in SnS and SnSe
The lattice dynamics and high-temperature structural transition in SnS and SnSe are
investigated via inelastic neutron scattering, high-resolution Raman spectroscopy and …
investigated via inelastic neutron scattering, high-resolution Raman spectroscopy and …
Phonon collapse and second-order phase transition in thermoelectric SnSe
Since 2014 the layered semiconductor SnSe in the high-temperature C mcm phase is
known to be the most efficient intrinsic thermoelectric material. Making use of first-principles …
known to be the most efficient intrinsic thermoelectric material. Making use of first-principles …
The thermoelectric properties of SnSe continue to surprise: extraordinary electron and phonon transport
Thermoelectric technology enables the harvest of waste heat and its direct conversion into
electricity. Most well-developed strategies aimed at enhancing thermoelectric performance …
electricity. Most well-developed strategies aimed at enhancing thermoelectric performance …