Spark plasma sintering (SPS), also known as pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) or
field-assisted sintering technique (FAST), belongs to a class of powder metallurgy …

The population of all non-equilibrium lattice defects in materials is referred to as
microstructure. Examples are point defects such as substitutional and interstitial atoms, and …

Ferroelastic RETaO4 ceramics are promising thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) because of
their attractive thermomechanical properties. The influence of crystal structure distortion …

Recently, researchers have been exploring the optimization of the thermoelectric properties
of composite materials. Composite technology with many successful cases of enhancement …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials are at the forefront of current materials research
due to their exciting and unique properties. 2D tellurides are emerging materials which are …

Bismuth‐telluride‐based solid solutions are the best commercial thermoelectric materials
near room temperature. For their n‐type polycrystalline compounds, the maximum figures of …

Chalcopyrite compound CuGaTe2 is the focus of much research interest due to its high
power factor. However, its high intrinsic lattice thermal conductivity seriously impedes the …

As candidate thermal/environmental barrier coatings (T/EBCs), the structure characteristics
and comprehensive properties of monoclinic-prime (m') RETaO 4 (RE= Yb, Lu, Sc) with …

Halide perovskite semiconductors exhibit ultralow thermal conductivities, making them
potentially suitable for thermoelectric applications. Nevertheless, the thermoelectric …

Bi 2 Te 3-based materials are remarkable semiconducting compounds widely employed for
clean energy harvesting via thermoelectric effects. Their energy conversion efficiency is …