Defect engineering in thermoelectric materials: what have we learned?

Y Zheng, TJ Slade, L Hu, XY Tan, Y Luo… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric energy conversion is an all solid-state technology that relies on exceptional
semiconductor materials that are generally optimized through sophisticated strategies …

High‐performance GeTe‐based thermoelectrics: from materials to devices

WD Liu, DZ Wang, Q Liu, W Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance GeTe‐based thermoelectrics have been recently attracting growing
research interest. Here, an overview is presented of the structural and electronic band …

Lattice strain advances thermoelectrics

Y Wu, Z Chen, P Nan, F ** facilitates conduction band convergence and improves thermoelectric performance in n-type PbS
Z Chen, HH Cui, S Hao, Y Liu, H Liu, J Zhou… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
P-type lead chalcogenides have superior thermoelectric performance because they exhibit
the energy convergence of several valence bands. However, despite the existence of two …

Fine tuning of defects enables high carrier mobility and enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type PbTe

S Wang, C Chang, S Bai, B Qin, Y Zhu… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
High carrier mobility is critical to improving thermoelectric performance over a broad
temperature range. However, traditional do** inevitably deteriorates carrier mobility …

Inorganic thermoelectric materials: A review

MN Hasan, H Wahid, N Nayan… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric generator, which converts heat into electrical energy, has great potential to
power portable devices. Nevertheless, the efficiency of a thermoelectric generator suffers …

Realizing high performance n-type PbTe by synergistically optimizing effective mass and carrier mobility and suppressing bipolar thermal conductivity

Y ** strategy in metavalently bonded materials for advancing thermoelectric performance
M Liu, M Guo, H Lyu, Y Lai, Y Zhu, F Guo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Metavalent bonding is a unique bonding mechanism responsible for exceptional properties
of materials used in thermoelectric, phase-change, and optoelectronic devices. For …

Multifunctional inorganic nanomaterials for energy applications

H Wang, X Liang, J Wang, S Jiao, D Xue - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Our society has been facing more and more serious challenges towards achieving highly
efficient utilization of energy. In the field of energy applications, multifunctional …

Weak Electron–Phonon Coupling and Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance in n‐type PbTe–Cu2Se via Dynamic Phase Conversion

M Wu, HH Cui, S Cai, S Hao, Y Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates Ga‐doped n‐type PbTe thermoelectric materials and the dynamic
phase conversion process of the second phases via Cu2Se alloying. Introducing Cu2Se …