Thermoelectrics has played a fascinating role in the developments of direct energy
conversion technologies. Over the past decade, sulfur-based thermoelectric materials have …

Thermoelectric technology enables the direct interconversion between heat and electricity.
SnSe has received increasing interest as a new promising thermoelectric compound due to …

As an eco-friendly thermoelectric material, Cu2SnSe3 has recently drawn much attention.
However, its high electrical resistivity ρ and low thermopower S prohibit its thermoelectric …

Since mid-and low frequency phonons (MLFPs) dominate heat transport in multi-component
alloys/compounds, it is vital to block MLFPs to reduce lattice thermal conductivity k L. Here …

Nanostructuring is a conventional approach to decrease thermal conductivity, nevertheless,
the effect of grain boundaries on scattering phonon is limited. Herein, a new approach of …

The research on thermoelectric (TE) materials has a long history. Holding the advantages of
high elemental abundance, lead-free and easily tunable transport properties, copper-based …

The commercial viability of thermoelectric (TE) devices relies heavily on two factors: cost
reduction and efficiency enhancement. In this study, we first produce p-type Cu 12 Sb 4 S 16 …

Double half‐Heuslers comprising two aliovalent half‐Heuslers are promising candidates for
thermoelectric materials because of their intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity; …

Exploring high-performance medium-temperature thermoelectric (TE) materials with
nontoxicity and low price is of great significance for waste heat recovery. In spite of low price …

Cu12Sb4S13 has aroused great interest because of its earth-abundant constituents and
intrinsic low thermal conductivity. However, the applications of Cu12Sb4S13 are hindered …