BACKGROUND Heat and electricity are two forms of energy that are at opposite ends of a
spectrum. Heat is ubiquitous, but with low quality, whereas electricity is versatile, but its …

Thermoelectric materials have attracted significant research interest in recent decades due
to their promising application potential in interconverting heat and electricity. Unfortunately …

While solid‐state materials are commonly classified as covalent, ionic, or metallic, there are
cases that defy these iconic bonding mechanisms. Phase‐change materials (PCMs) for data …

Phase‐change memory materials (PCMs) have unusual properties and important
applications, and recent efforts to find improved materials have focused on their bonding …

The thermoelectric (TE) efficiency is evaluated by the material thermoelectric figure of merit
(ZT), which can be usually improved by enhancing the electrical transport properties and/or …

Understanding the lattice dynamics and low thermal conductivities of IV–VI, V2–VI3 and V
materials is critical to the development of better thermoelectric and phase-change materials …

The chemical bond is one of the most powerful, yet much debated concepts in chemistry,
explaining property trends in solids. Recently, a novel type of chemical bonding was …

Aging is a ubiquitous phenomenon in glasses. In the case of phase-change materials, it
leads to a drift in the electrical resistance, which hinders the development of ultrahigh …

In the development of next‐generation materials with enhanced thermal properties,
biological systems in nature provide many examples that have exceptional structural …

The rapid development of Internet of Things devices requires real time processing of a huge
amount of digital data, creating a new demand for computing technology. Phase change …