Stepwise Ge vacancy manipulation enhances the thermoelectric performance of cubic GeSe

T Lyu, X Li, Q Yang, J Cheng, Y Zhang, C Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

The role of cation vacancies in GeSe: stabilizing high‐symmetric phase structure and enhancing thermoelectric performance

B Duan, Y Zhang, Q Yang, Y Li, J Cheng… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancing crystal symmetry is perceived as the most efficacious strategy to improve the
thermoelectric performance of GeSe. Although multicomponent alloying is commonly …

Regulation of Ge vacancies through Sm doping resulting in superior thermoelectric performance in GeTe

T Zhang, S Deng, X Zhao, X Ruan, N Qi… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A high thermoelectric figure of merit ZT of 2.5 at 730 K is achieved in p-type Ge1− xSmxTe
through synergetic optimization of electrical and thermal transport properties. Sm doping …

High power factor and enhanced thermoelectric performance in Sc and Bi codoped GeTe: Insights into the hidden role of rhombohedral distortion degree

Z Liu, W Gao, W Zhang, N Sato… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Modification of crystal symmetry induced by chemical doping or alloying is well known to
optimize the charge carrier transport properties in thermoelectric materials. Historically, the …

Tailoring band structure and Ge precipitates through Er and Sb/Bi co-doping to realize high thermoelectric performance in GeTe

X Li, M Liu, M Guo, C Niu, H He, Z Liu, Y Zhu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The intrinsic carrier concentration in most thermoelectric materials deviates from the optimal
range. Doping is the most effective way to optimize the carrier concentration, yet the …

High performance GeTe thermoelectrics enabled by lattice strain construction

M Liu, Y Sun, J Zhu, C Li, F Guo, Z Liu, M Guo, Y Zhu… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous intrinsic Ge vacancies in thermoelectric GeTe not only lead to overhigh carrier
concentration but also seriously deteriorate carrier mobility, which shackles its …

Band and vacancy engineering in SnTe to improve its thermoelectric performance

Z Yang, E Smith, YC Tseng, K Ciesielski… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
SnTe is a promising thermoelectric material with low cost and high stability. However, its
performance is limited by the large energy separation between the light hole L band and the …

Intrinsic vacancy suppression and band convergence to enhance thermoelectric performance of (Ge, Bi, Sb) Te crystals

R Zhang, J Pei, Z Shan, W Zhou, Y Wu, Z Han… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
GeTe-based alloys have drawn increasing attention because of the excellent thermoelectric
(TE) performance and potential applications in mid-temperature range. Although reducing …

Band engineering SnTe via trivalent substitutions for enhanced thermoelectric performance

X Zhang, Z Wang, B Zou, MK Brod, J Zhu… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
SnTe is an attractive candidate for applications as a p-type thermoelectric semiconductor.
The pristine SnTe compound exhibits poor thermoelectric performance at high temperatures …

Realizing high thermoelectric performance in GeTe through optimizing Ge vacancies and manipulating Ge precipitates

Y Jin, Y Xiao, D Wang, Z Huang, Y Qiu… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Recent vast reinvestigations on GeTe, a promising thermoelectric material at medium
temperature, have triggered enormous enthusiasm in the thermoelectric community again …