Main‐group chalcogenides show outstanding performance for phase‐change data storage
and thermoelectric energy conversion applications. A common denominator for these …

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

Nanostructured multiphase p-type lead chalcogenides have shown the highest efficiencies
amongst thermoelectric materials. However, their electronic transport properties have been …

Interfaces play important roles in the performance of nanostructured thermoelectric
materials. However, our understanding of the atomic-scale structure of these interfaces is …

The solubility of sodium and its effects on phonon scattering in lead chalcogenide PbQ (Q=
Te, Se, S) family of thermoelectric materials was investigated by means of transmission …

Metal chalcogenides have delivered the highest efficiencies among thermoelectric
materials. Although the thermal stability of thermoelectric materials at device operating …

The population of all non-equilibrium lattice defects in materials is referred to as
microstructure. Examples are point defects such as substitutional and interstitial atoms, and …

The performance of nanostructured bulk thermoelectric material is shown to be enhanced
because of phonon scattering. However, it is well-known that microstructures evolve by …

The extraordinary thermoelectric properties of lead chalcogenides have attracted huge
interest in part due to their unexpected low thermal conductivity. Here, it is shown that …

Thermoelectric materials can convert untapped heat to electricity and are expected to have
an important role in future energy utilization. IV–VI metal chalcogenides are the most …