Multifunctional high-entropy materials

L Han, S Zhu, Z Rao, C Scheu, D Ponge… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Entropy-related phase stabilization can allow compositionally complex solid solutions of
multiple principal elements. The massive mixing approach was originally introduced for …

Advancing flexible thermoelectrics for integrated electronics

XL Shi, L Wang, W Lyu, T Cao, W Chen, B Hu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
With the increasing demand for energy and the climate challenges caused by the
consumption of traditional fuels, there is an urgent need to accelerate the adoption of green …

Lattice plainification advances highly effective SnSe crystalline thermoelectrics

D Liu, D Wang, T Hong, Z Wang, Y Wang, Y Qin, L Su… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Thermoelectric technology has been widely used for key areas, including waste-heat
recovery and solid-state cooling. We discovered tin selenide (SnSe) crystals with potential …

Evolution of defect structures leading to high ZT in GeTe-based thermoelectric materials

Y Jiang, J Dong, HL Zhuang, J Yu, B Su, H Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
GeTe is a promising mid-temperature thermoelectric compound but inevitably contains
excessive Ge vacancies hindering its performance maximization. This work reveals that …

Advances in versatile GeTe thermoelectrics from materials to devices

M Hong, M Li, Y Wang, X Shi, ZG Chen - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Driven by the intensive efforts in the development of high‐performance GeTe
thermoelectrics for mass‐market application in power generation and refrigeration, GeTe …

Multi-heterojunctioned plastics with high thermoelectric figure of merit

D Wang, J Ding, Y Ma, C Xu, Z Li, X Zhang, Y Zhao… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Conjugated polymers promise inherently flexible and low-cost thermoelectrics for powering
the Internet of Things from waste heat,. Their valuable applications, however, have been …

Interstitial Cu: an effective strategy for high carrier mobility and high thermoelectric performance in GeTe

LC Yin, WD Liu, M Li, DZ Wang, H Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dense point defects can strengthen phonon scattering to reduce the lattice thermal
conductivity and induce outstanding thermoelectric performance in GeTe‐based materials …

Multifunctional high entropy alloys enabled by severe lattice distortion

H Wang, Q He, X Gao, Y Shang, W Zhu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since 2004, the design of high entropy alloys (HEAs) has generated significant interest
within the materials science community due to their exceptional structural and functional …

Compositing effects for high thermoelectric performance of Cu2Se-based materials

Z Zhou, Y Huang, B Wei, Y Yang, D Yu, Y Zheng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Thermoelectric materials can realize direct conversion between heat and electricity, showing
excellent potential for waste heat recovery. Cu2Se is a typical superionic conductor …

High thermoelectric efficiency realized in SnSe crystals via structural modulation

B Qin, D Wang, T Hong, Y Wang, D Liu, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Crystalline thermoelectrics have been developed to be potential candidates for power
generation and electronic cooling, among which SnSe crystals are becoming the most …