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

The structure–property link is inherent to materials. Hexagonal Ge4Se3Te phase, with
special Ge–Ge cationic bonding and distinctive from other IV–VI compounds, reveals …

Enhancing crystal symmetry is perceived as the most efficacious strategy to improve the
thermoelectric performance of GeSe. Although multicomponent alloying is commonly …

In thermoelectrics, phase engineering serves a crucial function in determining the power
factor by affecting the band degeneracy. However, for low-symmetry compounds, the …

Rhombohedral GeSe is a promising p-type thermoelectric material with a multivalley band
structure. However, its figure of merit ZT, especially average ZT is still relatively low …

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 …

SnTe, emerging as an environment‐friendly alternative to conventional PbTe
thermoelectrics, has drawn significant attention for clean energy conversion. Here, a high …

Manipulations of carrier and phonon scatterings through hierarchical structures have been
proved to be effective in improving thermoelectric performance. Previous efforts in GeTe …

GeSe was theoretically predicted to have thermoelectric (TE) performance as high as SnSe.
However, the relatively high TE performance was not achieved experimentally in doped …

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 …