The long-standing popularity of thermoelectric materials has contributed to the creation of
various thermoelectric devices and stimulated the development of strategies to improve their …

The heat dissipation issue has now become one of the most important bottlenecks for power
electronics due to the rapid increase in power density and working frequency. Towards the …

Crystal defects affect the thermal and heat-transport properties of materials by scattering
phonons and modifying phonon spectra,,,,,,–. To appreciate how imperfections in solids …

Abstract almaBTE is a software package that solves the space-and time-dependent
Boltzmann transport equation for phonons, using only ab-initio calculated quantities as …

Effective heat dissipation of semiconductor devices is crucial for their extended lifespan and
operational stability, and the interface of semiconductors provides an effective window for …

Bi2Te3 is a well-recognized material for its unique properties in diverse thermoelectric
applications near room temperature. The considerable efforts on Bi2Te3-based alloys have …

With significant recent advancements in thermal sciences—such as the development of new
theoretical and experimental techniques, and the discovery of new transport mechanisms—it …

To efficiently capture the energy of the nuclear bond, advanced nuclear reactor concepts
seek solid fuels that must withstand unprecedented temperature and radiation extremes. In …

The coupling of lattice dynamics and phonon transport methodologies with density
functional theory has become a powerful tool for calculating lattice thermal conductivity (κ) …

Introducing structural defects such as vacancies, nanoprecipitates, and dislocations is a
proven means of reducing lattice thermal conductivity. However, these defects tend to be …