Thermoelectric (TE) materials have attracted tremendous research interests over the past
few decades, due to their application in power generation technology from waste heat …

The current problems of decreasing fossil fuel reserves and the increasing pollution level
due to burning of these fossil fuels are expected to worsen in the future with ever increasing …

Visual adaptation that can autonomously adjust the response to light stimuli is a basic
function of artificial visual systems for intelligent bionic robots. To improve efficiency and …

Orthorhombic GeSe is a promising thermoelectric material. However, large band gap and
strong covalent bonding result in a low thermoelectric figure of merit, zT≈ 0.2. Here, we …

Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures have drawn much interest over the last decade owing
to their absence of dangling bonds and their intriguing low‐dimensional properties. The …

Composite engineering favors high thermoelectric performance by tuning the carrier and
phonon transport. Herein, orthorhombic and rhombohedral dual‐phase GeSe are designed …

The orthorhombic phase of GeSe, a structural analogue of layered SnSe (space group:
Pnma), has recently attracted attention after a theoretical prediction of high thermoelectric …

High symmetry favors high power factor by virtue of the balanced Seebeck coefficient and
carrier mobility, nonetheless, the role of crystal symmetry in enhancing the material's …

Heavier chalcogenides display a surprisingly wide range of applications enabled by their
unconventional properties. Herein, recent studies of three groups of chalcogenides from a …

In thermoelectrics, the native point defect enables the delicate balance between carrier
concentration and carrier mobility. The proper native point defect is prerequisite for the …