Recent advances in designing thermoelectric materials

M Mukherjee, A Srivastava, AK Singh - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The rising demand for energy has accelerated the search for clean and renewable sources
and newer approaches towards efficient energy management. One of the most promising …

Insights into low thermal conductivity in inorganic materials for thermoelectrics

T Ghosh, M Dutta, D Sarkar… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Efficient manipulation of thermal conductivity and fundamental understanding of the
microscopic mechanisms of phonon scattering in crystalline solids are crucial to achieve …

Hidden structures: a driving factor to achieve low thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric performance

D Sarkar, A Bhui, I Maria, M Dutta… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The long-range periodic atomic arrangement or the lack thereof in solids typically dictates
the magnitude and temperature dependence of their lattice thermal conductivity (κlat) …

Structure low dimensionality and lone-pair stereochemical activity: The key to low thermal conductivity in the Pb–Sn–S system

P Acharyya, K Pal, B Zhang, T Barbier… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Recently, metal sulfides have begun to receive attention as potential cost-effective materials
for thermoelectric applications beyond optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices. Herein …

Lone pair rotation and bond heterogeneity leading to ultralow thermal conductivity in aikinite

V Carnevali, S Mukherjee, DJ Voneshen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding the relationship between the crystal structure, chemical bonding, and lattice
dynamics is crucial for the design of materials with low thermal conductivities, which are …

Lone-Pair-Driven Structure Dimensionality: the Way to Ultralow Thermal Conductivity in PbmBi2S3+m Sulfides

K Maji, B Raveau, S Fujii, T Arai… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Understanding the mechanisms that connect heat transport with crystal structures is
fundamental to develop materials with optimized electrical and thermal properties for …