Carrier grain boundary scattering in thermoelectric materials

C Hu, K **a, C Fu, X Zhao, T Zhu - Energy & Environmental Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Bulk nanostructuring has been one of the leading strategies employed in the past decade for
the optimization of thermoelectric properties by introducing strong grain boundary scattering …

Thermoelectric converter: Strategies from materials to device application

Z Wu, S Zhang, Z Liu, E Mu, Z Hu - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectricity, green technology which can convert huge free thermal energy to
electricity without time and geography limitations, is vital for bright future energy to alleviate …

Evolution of defect structures leading to high ZT in GeTe-based thermoelectric materials

Y Jiang, J Dong, HL Zhuang, J Yu, B Su, H Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
GeTe is a promising mid-temperature thermoelectric compound but inevitably contains
excessive Ge vacancies hindering its performance maximization. This work reveals that …

[HTML][HTML] Magnesium-based energy materials: Progress, challenges, and perspectives

G Han, Y Lu, H Jia, Z Ding, L Wu, Y Shi, G Wang… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2023 - Elsevier
Magnesium-based energy materials, which combine promising energy-related functional
properties with low cost, environmental compatibility and high availability, have been …

Exceptional figure of merit achieved in boron-dispersed GeTe-based thermoelectric composites

Y Jiang, B Su, J Yu, Z Han, H Hu, HL Zhuang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
GeTe is a promising p-type material with increasingly enhanced thermoelectric properties
reported in recent years, demonstrating its superiority for mid-temperature applications. In …

The development and impact of tin selenide on thermoelectrics

B Qin, MG Kanatzidis, LD Zhao - Science, 2024 - science.org
Thermoelectric technology experienced rapid development over the past 20 years, with the
most promising applications being in both power generation and active cooling. Among …

Symmetry‐Guaranteed High Carrier Mobility in Quasi‐2D Thermoelectric Semiconductors

S Zheng, S **ao, K Peng, Y Pan, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Quasi‐2D semiconductors have garnered immense research interest for next‐generation
electronics and thermoelectrics due to their unique structural, mechanical, and transport …

Lattice dynamics and thermoelectric properties of diamondoid materials

H **e, LD Zhao, MG Kanatzidis - Interdisciplinary Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The diamondoid compounds are a large family of important semiconductors, which possess
various unique transport properties and had been widely investigated in the fields of …

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 …

Synergistic Effect of Band and Nanostructure Engineering on the Boosted Thermoelectric Performance of n‐Type Mg3+δ(Sb, Bi)2 Zintls

JS Liang, XL Shi, Y Peng, WD Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Thermoelectric Mg3+ δ (Sb, Bi) 2 Zintls have attracted significant attention because
of their high‐performing, eco‐friendly, and cost‐effective features, but their thermoelectric …