Efficient manipulation of thermal conductivity and fundamental understanding of the
microscopic mechanisms of phonon scattering in crystalline solids are crucial to achieve …

Thermoelectric generators, capable of directly converting heat into electricity, hold great
promise for tackling the ever-increasing energy sustainability issue. The thermoelectric …

Single crystals of SnSe have gained considerable attention in thermoelectrics due to their
unprecedented thermoelectric performance. However, polycrystalline SnSe is more …

Thermoelectric technology experienced rapid development over the past 20 years, with the
most promising applications being in both power generation and active cooling. Among …

Chemical bonding present in crystalline solids has a significant impact on how heat moves
through a lattice, and with the right chemical tuning, one can achieve extremely low thermal …

Thermoelectric materials can be used in direct conversion of heat to electricity and vice
versa. The past decade has witnessed the rapid growth of thermoelectric research, targeting …

Thermoelectric materials have attracted significant research interest in recent decades due
to their promising application potential in interconverting heat and electricity. Unfortunately …

Thermoelectric cooling technology has important applications for processes such as precise
temperature control in intelligent electronics. The bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3)–based coolers …

Piezoelectric nanomaterials open new avenues in driving green catalysis processes (eg, H2
evolution from water) through harvesting mechanical energy, but their catalytic efficiency is …

Given that more than two thirds of all energy is lost, mostly as waste heat, in utilization
processes worldwide, thermoelectric materials, which can directly convert waste heat to …