Thermoelectric (TE) materials have the capability of converting heat into electricity, which
can improve fuel efficiency, as well as providing robust alternative energy supply in multiple …

Lead chalcogenides have long been used for space‐based and thermoelectric remote
power generation applications, but recent discoveries have revealed a much greater …

Thermoelectric generators, which directly convert heat into electricity, have long been
relegated to use in space-based or other niche applications, but are now being actively …

Phonon scattering by nanostructures and point defects has become the primary strategy for
minimizing the lattice thermal conductivity (κL) in thermoelectric materials. However, these …

The electronic structure of spherical PbS and PbSe quantum dots is calculated with a four-
band envelope-function formalism. This calculation accounts for both exciton energies and …

The opportunity to use solid-state thermoelectrics for waste heat recovery has reinvigorated
the field of thermoelectrics in tackling the challenges of energy sustainability. While …

Taking La‐and I‐doped PbTe as an example, the current work shows the effects of
optimizing the thermoelectric figure of merit, zT, by controlling the do** level. The high …

Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 5674–5678 shifts of peak RH have also been observed in previous
studies of Mg xPb 1-xTe [24] and Cd xPb 1-xTe [32, 33] alloys. It should be noted that, at low …

The thermoelectric figure of merit zT of SnTe, an analogue to PbTe, has long been known to
be about 0.6, mainly due to its single band transport behavior. Similar to what has been …

Optical absorption edge measurements are performed on I doped PbTe using diffuse
reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy. The Burstein–Moss shift, an increase in …