Design, performance, and application of thermoelectric nanogenerators

D Zhang, Y Wang, Y Yang - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal energy harvesting from the ambient environment through thermoelectric
nanogenerators (TEGs) is an ideal way to realize self‐powered operation of electronics, and …

Phase-dependent microstructure modification leads to high thermoelectric performance in n-type layered SnSe2

Y Wei, J Li, D Zhang, B Zhang, Z Zhou, G Han, G Wang… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Microstructure control is crucial for thermoelectrics since it is intimately related to the
scattering mechanism of both electrons and phonons. Herein, we propose a new strategy to …

Temperature-Dependent n–p–n Switching and Highly Selective Room-Temperature n-SnSe2/p-SnO/n-SnSe Heterojunction-Based NO2 Gas Sensor

S Rani, M Kumar, P Garg, R Parmar… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Many toxic gases are mixed into the atmosphere because of increased air pollution. An
efficient gas sensor is required to detect these poisonous gases with its ultrasensitive ability …

In situ atomic force microscopy study of nano–micro sodium deposition in ester-based electrolytes

M Han, C Zhu, T Ma, Z Pan, Z Tao… - Chemical Communications, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We report an in situ analysis of nano-micro sodium deposition in an ester-based electrolyte
using atomic force microscopy. It is found that sodium dendrites are effectively suppressed …

The thermoelectric properties of SnSe continue to surprise: extraordinary electron and phonon transport

C Chang, G Tan, J He, MG Kanatzidis… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric technology enables the harvest of waste heat and its direct conversion into
electricity. Most well-developed strategies aimed at enhancing thermoelectric performance …

Composition change-driven texturing and doping in solution-processed SnSe thermoelectric thin films

SH Heo, S Jo, HS Kim, G Choi, JY Song… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The discovery of SnSe single crystals with record high thermoelectric efficiency along the b-
axis has led to the search for ways to synthesize polycrystalline SnSe with similar …

n-Type Ultrathin Few-Layer Nanosheets of Bi-Doped SnSe: Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties

S Chandra, A Banik, K Biswas - ACS Energy Letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
SnSe, an environmentally friendly layered chalcogenide, has fostered immense attention in
the thermoelectric community with its high thermoelectric figure of merit in single crystals …

Solution‐Processed p‐SnSe/n‐SnSe2 Hetero‐Structure Layers for Ultrasensitive NO2 Detection

X Wang, Y Liu, J Dai, Q Chen, X Huang… - … –A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The formation of semiconductor heterostructures is an effective approach to achieve high
performance in electrical gas sensing. However, such heterostructures are usually prepared …

Realizing enhanced thermoelectric properties in Cu2S-alloyed SnSe based composites produced via solution synthesis and sintering

Y Chen, J Chen, B Zhang, M Yang, X Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
SnSe emerges as one of the most promising Te-free thermoelectric materials due to its
strong anharmonicity and multiple valence bands structure. Recently, compositing has been …

High Thermoelectric Performance in Cu-Doped Bi2Te2.7Se0.33 Due to Cl Doping and Multiscale AgBiSe2

AY Haruna, Y Luo, Z Ma, W Li, H Liu, X Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The thermoelectric performance of n-type Bi2Te3 needs further enhancement to match that
of its p-type Bi2Te3 counterpart and should be considered for competitive applications …