PbSe is an alternative of the well-known moderate-temperature thermoelectric material
PbTe, and has attracted much attention because of its advantages of high earth-abundance …

To date, thermoelectric performance has been enhanced through improving the power factor
and/or reducing the lattice thermal conductivity. Here, we report an effective method of …

A high average ZT value (ZTave) of∼ 1.13 in an n-type PbSe-based thermoelectric material
at 300–873 K has been achieved in this work. Its high thermoelectric performance originates …

As an inexpensive and earth abundant analogue of PbTe, PbSe has aroused growing
attention recently as advanced thermoelectric materials. In the present report, the effect of …

In this work, the thermoelectric performance of p-type PbSe was improved dramatically by
enhancing the Seebeck coefficient and reducing electronic thermal conductivity through …

The limited availability of Te poses challenges for the widespread application of Bi2Te3-
based thermoelectric modules. In this work, we explored the thermoelectric module potential …

PbS shares several similar features with PbTe and PbSe, and it is much more earth-
abundant and inexpensive, which is characteristic of promising Te/Se-free thermoelectric …

We stabilize multiscale defect structures involving interstitial Cu, displaced Pb and Se atoms
from the regular lattice points, dislocations prompted by scarce anion vacancies, and …

Thermoelectric materials necessitate both high power factors and ZT values in practical
applications, as they determine the output power and conversion efficiency, respectively …

Introducing nanostructures into bulk thermoelectric materials is an effective strategy for
reducing lattice thermal conductivity (κlat). However, large numbers of hanging bonds …