Germanium telluride (GeTe)-based compounds have drawn attention as one of the most
promising thermoelectrics for mid-to-high-temperature applications such as heat recovery …

Understanding the origin of low thermal conductivities in ionic conductors is essential for
improving their thermoelectric efficiency, although accompanying high ionic conduction may …

Engineering the energy distribution of electronic defects in semiconductors can afford the
coexistence of degenerate and nondegenerate transport behavior. By leveraging native …

In this work, a series of Cu2Se/x wt% porous carbon (PC)(x= 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1)
composite materials were synthesized by ball milling and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The …

Abstract The Selective Metallization Technique shows promise for roll-to-roll in-line
patterning of flexible electronics using evaporated metals, but challenges arise when …

The critical phase transition temperature (Tc) of Cu 2 Se thermoelectric nanomaterials has
been a focal point of extensive research, yet the quantification of surface energy on Tc is …

Understanding lattice dynamics and thermal transport in crystalline compounds with
intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity (κ L) is crucial in condensed matter physics. In …

Cu-containing chalcogenides are in the focus of research due to their potential applications
as thermoelectric and ion-conducting materials. The previously reported high-temperature …

Copper sulfide is a multifunctional material. Copper sulfides are known to be used in photo-
electric converters, in plasmonics, in active electrodes of batteries and supercapacitors, etc …

Thermoelectric materials possess the capability to convert electricity into heat and vice
versa. The utilization of chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons as thermal …