The field of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has been incorrectly believed to be purely
crystalline. However, non-crystalline MOFs (amorphous MOFs, MOF liquids, and MOF …

Thermoelectrics is attractive as a green and sustainable way for harnessing waste heat and
cooling applications. Designing high performance thermoelectrics involves navigating the …

Thermoelectric materials allow for direct conversion between heat and electricity, offering
the potential for power generation. The average dimensionless figure of merit ZT ave …

The electronic transport behaviour of materials determines their suitability for technological
applications. We develop a computationally efficient method for calculating carrier scattering …

Half-Heusler alloys are leading candidate materials for large scale thermoelectric power
generation. In the past decade, substantial improvements have been made to the …

Photorechargeable zinc ion batteries (PZIBs), which can directly harvest and store solar
energy, are promising technologies for the development of a renewable energy society …

Thermoelectric generators, capable of directly converting heat into electricity, hold great
promise for tackling the ever-increasing energy sustainability issue. The thermoelectric …

Although GeTe has been known as thermoelectrics since 1960s, it has attracted intensive
renewed attention recently. GeTe undergoes a phase transition from a high-T cubic (c-GeTe) …

In cases of severe wildlife population decline, a key question is whether recovery efforts will
be impeded by genetic factors, such as inbreeding depression. Decades of excess mortality …

Discovery of thermoelectric materials has long been realized by the Edisonian trial and error
approach. However, recent progress in theoretical calculations, including the ability to …