The continuous depletion of fossil fuels and the increasing demand for eco-friendly and
sustainable energy sources have prompted researchers to look for alternative energy …

Flexible thermoelectric generators are leading candidates for next‐generation energy‐
harvesting devices. Although SiGe, an environmentally‐friendly semiconductor, is the most …

Despite the rapid development for thermoelectrics (TEs) and aerogels, elastic aerogel TE
generators (TEGs) with vertical-type architectures have not been found to harvest heat …

Layered silicene with deformed buckled structure attracts great interest as a next generation
2D Dirac thermoelectric material beyond conventional layered materials. However, the …

In this study, we report the growth and characterization of high-quality SiGe/SiO2 core–shell
nanocrystals on an insulator. Our approach involves the solid-state dewetting of a …

Group IV materials are promising candidates for highly reliable and human-friendly thin-film
thermoelectric generators, used for micro-energy harvesting. In this study, we investigated …

In this work, implementations of silicon-based thermoelectric nanomaterials are reviewed.
Approaches ranging from nanostructured bulk—ie, macroscopic materials presenting …

Semiconductor nanowires have demonstrated fascinating properties with applications in a
wide range of fields, including energy and information technologies. Particularly, increasing …

Polycrystalline Ge thin films have attracted considerable attention as potential materials for
use in various electronic and optical devices. We recently developed a low-temperature …

As an emerging semiconductor, environmentally friendly thermoelectric material, Cu2Se has
drawn great attention due to its outstanding thermoelectric performance. In this work, Cu2Se …