Challenges and opportunities in low-dimensional thermoelectric nanomaterials

J Dong, A Suwardi, XY Tan, N Jia, K Saglik, R Ji… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials can convert heat into electrical energy, which can potentially be
used to improve the fuel efficiency of conventional heat engines. In recent decades …

[PDF][PDF] High‐performance thermoelectric SnSe: aqueous synthesis, innovations, and challenges

XL Shi, X Tao, J Zou, ZG Chen - Advanced Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tin selenide (SnSe) is one of the most promising candidates to realize environmentally
friendly, cost‐effective, and high‐performance thermoelectrics, derived from its outstanding …

Divacancy and resonance level enables high thermoelectric performance in n-type SnSe polycrystals

Y Gong, W Dou, B Lu, X Zhang, H Zhu, P Ying… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
N-type polycrystalline SnSe is considered as a highly promising candidates for
thermoelectric applications due to facile processing, machinability, and scalability. However …

Lattice Plainification Leads to High Thermoelectric Performance of P‐Type PbSe Crystals

S Liu, Y Wen, S Bai, H Shi, Y Qin, B Qin… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectrics has applications in power generation and refrigeration. Since only
commercial Bi2Te3 has a low abundance Te, PbSe gets attention. This work enhances the …

Simultaneously engineering electronic and phonon band structures for high-performance n-type polycrystalline SnSe

S Byun, B Ge, H Song, SP Cho, MS Hong, J Im… - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
Summary n-type SnSe thermoelectrics has been seriously underdeveloped because of a
lack of effective performance-enhancing strategies and do**/alloying agents. Herein, we …

Modular Nanostructures Facilitate Low Thermal Conductivity and Ultra‐High Thermoelectric Performance in n‐Type SnSe

S Chandra, U Bhat, P Dutta, A Bhardwaj… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Single crystals of SnSe have gained considerable attention in thermoelectrics due to their
unprecedented thermoelectric performance. However, polycrystalline SnSe is more …

Recent advances in SnSe nanostructures beyond thermoelectricity

F Li, H Wang, R Huang, W Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Layered SnSe is an emerging class of black phosphorus, which is non‐toxic, eco‐friendly,
and chemically stable. Recently, SnSe nanostructures have triggered more research interest …

General strategies to improve thermoelectric performance with an emphasis on tin and germanium chalcogenides as thermoelectric materials

M Rakshit, D Jana, D Banerjee - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric (TE) materials have attracted tremendous research interests over the past
few decades, due to their application in power generation technology from waste heat …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in thermoelectric materials: A comprehensive review

S Irfan, Z Yan, SB Khan - Materials Science for Energy Technologies, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to their broad range of uses in thermo-electric devices, aerospace, and other industries,
thermoelectric materials have garnered much attention. To expand the scope of their …

Argon Plasma Bombardment Induces Surface‐Rich Sn Vacancy Defects to Enhance the Thermoelectric Performance of Polycrystalline SnSe

C Wu, XL Shi, M Li, Z Zheng, L Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoscale defects can induce the effective modulation of carrier concentration, mobility, and
phonon scattering to secure high thermoelectric performance in semiconductors. However, it …